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Pulsed nanosecond optical parametric generator based on periodically poled lithium niobate

Bäder et al., 2003

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8829189504132170384
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Bäder U
Mattern T
Bauer T
Bartschke J
Rahm M
Borsutzky A
Wallenstein R
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Optics communications

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In this paper we report on a pulsed nanosecond optical parametric generator (OPG) of congruent periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN). The OPG is excited by TEM00 single frequency pulses (duration: 10 ns, repetition rate: 10 kHz) of a Q-switched Nd: YVO4 laser …
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