Algorithm for complete and rapid retrieval of ultrashort pulse amplitude and phase from a sonogram

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1584-1589

  Reid, Derryck T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN PHASE MEASUREMENT; FREQUENCY RESOLVED OPTICAL GATING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT GENERALIZED PROJECTION; SONOGRAM; TIME RESOLVED OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPIES; ULTRASHORT PULSE AMPLITUDE;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0033318568     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.798079     Document Type: Article

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