Novel approach to realising quasi-phase matched gallium arsenide optical parametric oscillators for use in mid-IR laser systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5273, Issue , 2004, Pages 421-429

  Mason, Paul D ^a   McBrearty, Euan J ^a   Orchard, David A ^a   Harris, Michael R ^a   Lewis, Keith L ^a  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalcogenide glasses; Gallium arsenide; Mid infrared; Optical parametric oscillators; Quasi phase matching; Refractive index matching

Indexed keywords

BONDING; COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DEFECTS; LASERS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERIC GLASS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WSI CIRCUITS;

CHALCOGENIDE GLASS; MID INFRARED; QUASI-PHASE MATCHING; REFRACTIVE INDEX MATCHING;

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

EID: 5544270976     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.523302     Document Type: Conference Paper

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