Diffraction of light from phase gratings at large modulation depths: Transient-grating experiments in liquids at high laser powers

Optics Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 211-213

  Chen, Huxiong ^a,b   Diebold, Gerald ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0342291379     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.24.000211     Document Type: Article

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