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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)

New design opportunities for ultrafast quasi-phasematching devices

Christopher R. Phillips, L. Gallmann, M. M. Fejer

Published May 1, 2013• 0 citations
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Abstract

This work discusses new quasi-phase matching (QPM) design techniques that take full advantage of the versatility of QPM technology, especially in these new regimes.
DOI
10.1109/cleoe-iqec.2013.6800871

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