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Highly efficient difference-frequency generation in KTP

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A conversion efficiency as high as 22%from dye-laser radiation to the near infrared with difference-frequency mixing of Nd:YAG laser radiation and its second-harmonic-pumped dye laser in an only 5 mm long KTP crystal is reported for the generation of tunable near infrared radiation.

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  1. A. K. Chaudhary

    Present address: Central Forensic Science Laboratory, 30 Gorachand Road, 700014, Calcutta, India

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  1. Physics Department, Laser Laboratory, Burdwan University, 713104, Burdwan, India

    G. C. Bhar, A. M. Rudra & A. K. Chaudhary

  2. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka, 2-1 Suita, 565, Osaka, Japan

    T. Sasaki & Y. Mori

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Bhar, G.C., Rudra, A.M., Chaudhary, A.K. et al. Highly efficient difference-frequency generation in KTP. Appl. Phys. B 63, 141–144 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01095264

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