Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification and spectral shaping of a continuum generated in a photonic band gap fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2397-2403

  Hugonnot, E ^a   Somekh, M ^a   Villate, D ^b   Salin, F ^b   Freysz, E ^b  

^a CEA CESTA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRYSTALS; ENERGY GAP; FREQUENCY DOUBLERS; GEOMETRY; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTONS;

CHIRPED PULSES; LASER AMPLIFIERS; PARAMETRIC PROCESSES;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 2942709647     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.002397     Document Type: Article

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