Matrix Formalism for Pulse Compressors

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 2530-2536

  Martínez, Oscar Eduardo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL GRATINGS; PRISMS;

FREQUENCY DEPENDENT PHASE SHIFT; OPTICAL PULSE COMPRESSION; PULSE COMPRESSORS; TIME DELAY DISPERSION;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0024123883     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.14385     Document Type: Article

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