Control of mode-locking efficiency in a Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2705-2709

  Kalashnikov, V L ^a   Zhavoronkov, N I ^a   Poloyko, I G ^a   Mikhailov, V P ^a  

^a BELARUSIAN NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

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EID: 0031503208     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002705     Document Type: Article

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