Induced group-velocity dispersion in phase-mismatched second-harmonic generation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-55

  Su, Wenhua ^a,b   Qian, Liejia ^a   Luo, Hang ^a   Fu, Xiquan ^a   Zhu, Heyuan ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Beckwitt, Kale ^c   Chen, Yifan ^c   Wise, Frank ^c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION;

GROUP VELOCITY DISPERSION; PHASE MISMATCH;

SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 33644522722     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.000051     Document Type: Article

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