Upconverted lasing based on many-photon absorption: An all dynamic description

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 384-396

  Baev, A ^a   Gel'mukhanov, F ^a,b   Rubio Pons, O ^a   Cronstrand, P ^a   Agren H ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION AND ELECTROMETRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION;

MULTIPHOTON ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR POLARIZATION;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 1342286738     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.000384     Document Type: Article

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