Color-center generation in silicate glasses exposed to infrared femtosecond pulses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 193-199

  Efimov, O M ^a   Gabel, K ^b   Garnov, S V ^c   Glebov, L B ^d   Grantham, S ^d   Richardson, M ^d   Soileau, M J ^d  

^a VAVILOV STATE OPTICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0032340696     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000193     Document Type: Article

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