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Nonlinear optics 1

Physics 208 by Peter Beyersdorf

Apr 16, 200901:13:05Education

We introduce non-linear optics and discuss various forms of 3 wave mixing including frequency converters, optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs), optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) and second harmonic generation (SHG)

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Nonlinear optics 1 is an episode from Physics 208 by Peter Beyersdorf. We introduce non-linear optics and discuss various forms of 3 wave mixing including frequency converters, optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs), optical parametric oscill...

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