Injection-seeded intracavity terahertz optical parametric oscillator

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1196-1202

  Walsh, D ^a   Stothard, D J M ^a   Edwards, T J ^a   Browne, P G ^b   Rae, C F ^a   Dunn, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; LINEWIDTH; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PUMPING (LASER); TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY; TERAHERTZ WAVES;

ABSORPTION LINES; DOWNCONVERSION; ENHANCED EFFICIENCY; INTRACAVITIES; LINE-WIDTH CONTROL; PUMP WAVES; SEED LASERS; TUNING CAPABILITY;

PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 67650714289     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.001196     Document Type: Article

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