Optimized blue light generation in optically contacted walk-off compensated RbTiOAsO4 and KTiOP1-yAsyO4

Optics Communications

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 359-369

  Feve J P ^a   Zondy, J J ^b   Boulanger, B ^a   Bonnenberger, R ^a   Cabirol, X ^a   Menaert B ^a   Marnier, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b Lab Primaire Temps des Frequences   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTIMIZATION; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; TUNING;

ANGULAR TUNING CURVES; BLUE LIGHT GENERATIONS; OPTICALLY CONTACTED WALK-OFF;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0345476303     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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