Generation properties of coherent infrared radiation in the optical absorption region of GaSe crystal

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 10636-10644

  Chen, Ching Wei ^a   Hsu, Yu Kuei ^a   Huang, Jung Y ^a   Chang, Chen Shiung ^a   Zhang, Jing Yuan ^b   Pan, Ci Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; POSITIVE IONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

COHERENT INFRARED RADIATION; ERBIUM IONS; GASE CRYSTAL; PARAMETRIC GAIN;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 33750704939     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010636     Document Type: Article

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