Cross-resonant optical parametric oscillators: Study of and application to difference-frequency generation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1966-1978

  Godard, Antoine ^a   Raybaut, Myriam ^a   Lambert, Olivier ^a   Faleni, Jean Pierre ^a   Lefebvre, Michel ^a   Rosencher, Emmanuel ^a,b  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PUMPING (LASER); WAVE EQUATIONS;

CROSS-RESONANT OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY GENERATION; TWO-CRYSTAL OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 25444432808     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.001966     Document Type: Article

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