Femtosecond optical Kerr effect measurements in silicate glasses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 120-127

  Aber, Janice E ^a   Newstein, Maurice C ^a   Garetz, Brace A ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034405062     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000120     Document Type: Article

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