Efficient Third-Harmonic Generation by Inhomogeneous Quasi-Phase-Matching in Quadratic Crystals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sabirov, O.I.; Assanto, G.; Sapaev, U.K. Efficient Third-Harmonic Generation by Inhomogeneous Quasi-Phase-Matching in Quadratic Crystals. Photonics 2023, 10, 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10010076
Sabirov OI, Assanto G, Sapaev UK. Efficient Third-Harmonic Generation by Inhomogeneous Quasi-Phase-Matching in Quadratic Crystals. Photonics. 2023; 10(1):76. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10010076
Chicago/Turabian StyleSabirov, Obid I., Gaetano Assanto, and Usman K. Sapaev. 2023. "Efficient Third-Harmonic Generation by Inhomogeneous Quasi-Phase-Matching in Quadratic Crystals" Photonics 10, no. 1: 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10010076