Phase dynamics of reflected probe pulses from sub-100-fs laser-produced plasmas

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 118-124

  Blanc, P ^a   Audebert, P ^a   Fallies F ^a   Geindre, J P ^a   Gauthier, J C ^a   Dos Santos, A ^b   Mysyrowicz, A ^b   Antonetti, A ^b  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

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EID: 0030531767     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000118     Document Type: Article

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