Measurement and control of optical nonlinearities of importance to glass laser fusion systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3047, Issue , 1997, Pages 387-395

  Kurnit, N A ^a   Shimada, T ^a   Sorem, M S ^a   Taylor, A J ^a   Rodriguez, G ^a   Clement, T S ^a,b   Fearn, H ^a,c   James, D F V ^a   Milonni, P W ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Colorado   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency conversion; Nonlinear refractive index; Raman scattering

Indexed keywords

CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; RAMAN SCATTERING; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN; HARMONIC CONVERSION; MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL; NONLINEAR INDEX COEFFICIENT; NONLINEAR REFRACTIVE INDEX; OPTICAL NONLINEARITY;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 85076109633     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.294325     Document Type: Conference Paper

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