Spatially resolved small-angle noncollinear interferometric autocorrelation of ultrashort pulses with microaxicon arrays

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2923-2931

  Grunwald, R ^a   Griebner, U ^a   Nibbering, E T J ^a   Kummrow, A ^a   Rini, M ^a   Elsaesser, T ^a   Kebbel, V ^b   Hartmann, H J ^b   Juptner W ^b  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b BIAS BREMER INSTITUT FÜR ANGEWANDTE STRAHLTECHNIK GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; COHERENT LIGHT; INTERFEROMETRY; REFRACTION;

MICROAXICON ARRAYS;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 0012060867     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.002923     Document Type: Article

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