Efficient high-energy pulse-train generation using a 2n-pulse Michelson interferometer

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 5302-5305

  Siders, Craig W ^a   Siders, Jennifer L W ^a   Taylor, Antoinette J ^a   Park, Sang Gyu ^b   Weiner, Andrew M ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0004562080     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.005302     Document Type: Article

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