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Frequency Conversion In Ti: LiNbO [sub] 3 [/sub] Optical Waveguides

Sohler et al., 1983

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17557268345637481016
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Sohler W
Suche H
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Integrated optics III

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Nonlinear optical effects as second harmonic and difference frequency generation, parametric amplification and oscillation are studied to achieve efficient frequency conversion in optical waveguide structures. Our experiments with low loss Ti: LiNbO3 optical wave …
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