Femtosecond visible optical parametric oscillator

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 702-714

  Gale, G M ^a   Cavallari, M ^a   Hache, F ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

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EID: 0032353732     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000702     Document Type: Article

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