High-energy mid-IR source based on two-stage conversion from 1.06 μm

OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series

Volumn 98, Issue , 2005, Pages 417-422

  Nicolas, Stephane ^a   Nordseth, Ørnulf ^a   Rustad, Gunnar ^a   Arisholm, Gunnar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; PUMPING (LASER); SIGNAL PROCESSING;

MASTER OSCILLATOR / POWER AMPLIFIER (MOPA) ARCHITECTURE; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER (OPA); PARAMETRIC FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 33645217978     PISSN: 10945695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1364/assp.2005.417     Document Type: Conference Paper

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