Ultrafast measurement of two-photon absorption by loss modulation

Optics Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 1634-1636

  Tian, Peifang ^a   Warren, Warren S ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT MODULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHOTONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

LOSS MODULATION;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 0037106701     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.27.001634     Document Type: Article

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