Measurement of the Raman scattering cross section of the breathing mode in KDP and DKDP crystals

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 21050-21059

  Demos, Stavros G ^a   Raman, Rajesh N ^a   Yang, Steven T ^a   Negres, Raluca A ^a   Schaffers, Kathleen I ^a   Henesian, Mark A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DEUTERIUM; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; POTASSIUM; RAMAN SCATTERING;

ABSOLUTE VALUES; BEAM CONTROL; BREATHING MODES; CROSS SECTION; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; HIGH-POWER; KDP AND DKDP CRYSTALS; LARGE APERTURE; LASER SYSTEMS; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MATERIAL; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; RAMAN LINES; RAMAN SCATTERING CROSS SECTIONS; RELATIVE VALUE; SPONTANEOUS RAMAN SCATTERING; VARIOUS CONFIGURATION; VIBRATIONAL MODES;

SCATTERING;

EID: 80053942878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.021050     Document Type: Article

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