Non-collinear sum-frequency generation of femtosecond pulses in a micro-structured β-BaB2O4 crystal

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 18109-18117

  Romero, Carolina ^a   De Aldana, Javier R Vázquez ^a   Méndez, Cruz ^a   Roso, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; INTERFEROMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE MATCHING; SAPPHIRE; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

CROSS-CORRELATION MEASUREMENTS; GROUP VELOCITY MATCHING; MICRO-STRUCTURED CRYSTALS; NON-COLLINEAR PHASE-MATCHING; RECORDING PARAMETERS; SECOND HARMONIC PULSE; SUM FREQUENCY GENERATION; TI:SAPPHIRE FEMTOSECOND LASERS;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 55349123985     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.018109     Document Type: Article

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