Size dependence of nonlinear Mie scattering in microdroplets illuminated by ultrashort pulses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1918-1922

  Kasparian, J ^a   Kramer B ^b   Leisner, T ^b   Rairoux, P ^c   Boutou, V ^a   Vezin, B ^a   Wolf, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0032371730     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.001918     Document Type: Article

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