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Vol. 5, Issue 4, 355 (2017)

Amplification assisted difference frequency generation for efficient mid-infrared conversion based on monolithic tandem lithium niobate superlattice

Tao Chen, Hao Liu, Wei Kong, and Rong Shu^*

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Key Laboratory of Space Active Opto-Electronics Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China

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Tao Chen, Hao Liu, Wei Kong, Rong Shu. Amplification assisted difference frequency generation for efficient mid-infrared conversion based on monolithic tandem lithium niobate superlattice[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(4): 355 Copy Citation Text

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