Experimental investigation of parametric transfer in synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillators

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2998-3006

  Hung, Hazel S S ^a   Prawiharjo, Jerry ^a   Daga, Nikita K ^a   Hanna, David C ^a   Shepherd, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BANDWIDTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

IDLER TEMPORAL WALK-OFF; PARAMETRIC TRANSFER;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 39449083563     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.002998     Document Type: Article

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