Investigation of multiconversion processes in periodically poled LiNbO 3-based optical parametric oscillators

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 34, 2005, Pages 7458-7466

  Abu Safe, Husam H ^a  

^a 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE MEASUREMENT;

DUTY-CYCLE; MULTICONVERSION PROCESSES; QUASI-PHASE MATCHING;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 29344445237     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.007458     Document Type: Article

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