Optical parametric amplification of mid-infrared radiation using multi-layer glass-bonded QPM GaAs crystals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6455, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Perrett, Brian J ^a   Mason, Paul D ^a   Webber, Pamela A ^a   Woods, Simon C ^a   Orchard, David A ^a  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalcogenide glass; Gallium arsenide; Mid infrared; Optical parametric oscillators; Quasi phasematching

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CHEMICAL BONDS; GLASS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CHALCOGENIDE GLASS; INFRARED TRANSMITTING GLASS; MID INFRARED RADIATION; QUASI-PHASEMATCHING;

INFRARED RADIATION;

EID: 34247503232     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.698942     Document Type: Conference Paper

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