Perturbative model for nonstationary second-order cascaded effects

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-117

  Toci, Guido ^a   Vannini, Matteo ^a   Salimbeni, Renzo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 0032354613     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000103     Document Type: Article

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