Ultra-broad bandwidth parametric amplification at degeneracy

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 7386-7392

  Limpert, J ^a   Aguergaray, C ^a   Montant, S ^a   Manek Honninger I ^a   Petit, S ^a   Descamps, D ^a   Cormier, E ^a   Salin, F ^a  

^a CENTRE LASERS INTENSES ET APPLICATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CRYSTALS;

BBO CRYSTALS; CHIRPED PUMP PULSES;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 25144460132     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.007386     Document Type: Article

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