Widely tunable monochromatic THz sources based on phase-matched difference-frequency generation in nonlinear-optical crystals: A novel approach

Laser Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 562-570

  Ding, Y J ^a   Shi, W ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COHERENT LIGHT; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MONOCHROMATORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ROTATION;

DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY GENERATION (DFG); OUTPUT WAVELENGTH; PEAK POWER; TABLETOP SYSTEM;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 33750905077     PISSN: 1054660X     EISSN: 15556611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1054660X06040050     Document Type: Article

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