Pulse-resolved measurements of subharmonic oscillations in a Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 339-344

  Bolton, S R ^a   Jenks, R A ^a   Elkinton, C N ^a   Sucha, G ^b  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b IMRA AMERICA INC   (United States)

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EID: 0033485129     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.000339     Document Type: Article

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