Spectral determination of the amplitude and the phase of intense ultrashort optical pulses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 317-329

  Nibbering, E T J ^a   Franco, M A ^a   Prade, B S ^a   Grillon, G ^a   Chambaret, J P ^a   Mysyrowicz, A ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

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EID: 0030544564     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000317     Document Type: Article

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