High-resolution acousto-optic shaping of unamplified and amplified femtosecond laser pulses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2348-2358

  Dugan, M A ^a   Tull, J X ^a   Warren, W S ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTOOPTICAL DEVICES; ATTENUATION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT MODULATORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

ACOUSTO OPTIC MODULATOR; SPECTRAL PULSE SHAPING;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0031233703     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002348     Document Type: Article

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