Propagation of short optical pulses in a dielectric sphere

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3424-3429

  Whitten, William B ^a   Barnes, Michael D ^a   Ramsey, J Michael ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0031328798     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.003424     Document Type: Article

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