Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 16, 1623021(2023)

Nonlinear Scattering Effect Based on Ultrahigh-Q Factor CaF2 Crystal Microcavity

Quanjin Kuang1,2, Chengfeng Xie1,2、*, Mengyu Wang1,2、**, Qinggui Tan3, Zhuang Guo1,2, Lingfeng Wu2, Hailin Zhang1,2, Bin Wei1,2, Lei Zhang4, and Xingdao He1,2、***
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Nondestructive Test, Ministry of Education, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi, China
  • 3China Academy of Space Technology (Xi'an), Xi'an 710000, Shaanxi, China
  • 4Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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    Quanjin Kuang, Chengfeng Xie, Mengyu Wang, Qinggui Tan, Zhuang Guo, Lingfeng Wu, Hailin Zhang, Bin Wei, Lei Zhang, Xingdao He. Nonlinear Scattering Effect Based on Ultrahigh-Q Factor CaF2 Crystal Microcavity[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(16): 1623021

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Jun. 21, 2023

    Accepted: Jul. 11, 2023

    Published Online: Aug. 15, 2023

    The Author Email: Xie Chengfeng (xcf@nchu.edu.cn), Wang Mengyu (mengyu@nchu.edu.cn), He Xingdao (hxd@nchu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS231174

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