Self-referencing spectral interferometry for measuring ultrashort optical pulses

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 501-509

  Iaconis, Chris ^a,b,c   Walmsley, Ian A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

SELF-REFERENCING SPECTRAL INTERFEROMETRY;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0032656601     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.753654     Document Type: Article

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