Fourth-order-dispersion limitations of aberration-free chirped-pulse amplification systems

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1237-1244

  Kane, S ^a   Squier, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031478765     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.001237     Document Type: Article

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