Spatial mode discrimination using second harmonic generation

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 5815-5826

  Delaubert, V ^a,b   Lassen, M ^a,c   Pulford, D R N ^d   Bachor, H A ^a   Harb, C C ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC GENERATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE MATCHING; PHASE SHIFT; ROBUST CONTROL; WAVE PROPAGATION;

OPTICAL BEAMS; SPATIAL MODE DISCRIMINATION; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC MODES;

OPTICS;

EID: 34247876207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.005815     Document Type: Article

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