Observation of nonlinear optical phenomena in air and fused silica using a 100 GW, 1.54 μm source

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 377-383

  Naudeau, M L ^a   Law, R J ^a   Luk, T S ^a   Nelson, T R ^a   Cameron, S M ^a   Rudd, J V ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN COHERENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; FUSED SILICA; HARMONIC GENERATION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT PROPAGATION;

CHIRPED-PULSE AMPLIFIER SYSTEM; COLLIMATED BEAM; STOKES EMISSIONS; THIRD-HARMONIC GENERATION (THG);

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 33745440297     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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