Simultaneous Generation of Two Pairs of Stokes and Terahertz Waves from Coupled Optical Parametric Oscillations with Quasi-Phase-Matching
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Phase-Matching Characteristics
3. THz Wave Photon Flux Density
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, Z.; Tan, L.; Li, Y.; Yuan, B.; Wang, S.; Wang, M.; Bing, P.; Yuan, S. Simultaneous Generation of Two Pairs of Stokes and Terahertz Waves from Coupled Optical Parametric Oscillations with Quasi-Phase-Matching. Crystals 2018, 8, 323. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst8080323
Li Z, Tan L, Li Y, Yuan B, Wang S, Wang M, Bing P, Yuan S. Simultaneous Generation of Two Pairs of Stokes and Terahertz Waves from Coupled Optical Parametric Oscillations with Quasi-Phase-Matching. Crystals. 2018; 8(8):323. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst8080323
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Zhongyang, Lian Tan, Yongjun Li, Bin Yuan, Silei Wang, Mengtao Wang, Pibin Bing, and Sheng Yuan. 2018. "Simultaneous Generation of Two Pairs of Stokes and Terahertz Waves from Coupled Optical Parametric Oscillations with Quasi-Phase-Matching" Crystals 8, no. 8: 323. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst8080323