The role of nonlinear optical absorption in narrowband difference-frequency terahertz-wave generation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-227

  Cherchi, Matteo ^a   Bivona, Saverio ^a   Cino, Alfonso C ^a   Busacca, Alessandro C ^a   Oliveri, Roberto L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; TERAHERTZ WAVES;

DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY; DIFFERENCE-FREQUENCY GENERATION; MULTI-PHOTON ABSORPTION; NARROW BANDS; NONLINEAR ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; NONLINEAR OPTICAL ABSORPTION; PUMP INTENSITIES; QUANTUM CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; TERA HERTZ; TERAHERTZ GENERATION; TERAHERTZ-WAVE GENERATION; THREE PHOTON ABSORPTION; TWO PHOTON;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 76649118071     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.000222     Document Type: Article

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