Autocorrelation measurements of modelocked Nd:YLF laser pulses using two-photon absorption waveguide autocorrelator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 645-647

  Karkhanehchi, M M ^b   Hamilton, C J ^b   Marsh, J H ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlation; Nonlinear optics; Waveguide autocorrelators

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; NEODYMIUM LASERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

AUTOCORRELATION MEASUREMENTS; MODELOCKED NEODYMIUM LASER PULSES; TWO PHOTON ABSORPTION;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0031139609     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.588178     Document Type: Article

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