Automodulations in Kerr-lens mode-locked solid-state lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 319-326

  Jasapara, J ^a   Rudolph, W ^a   Kalashnikov, V L ^b   Krimer, D O ^b   Poloyko, I G ^b   Lenzner, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b BELARUSIAN NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

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EID: 0004846358     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000319     Document Type: Article

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