Measurements of a nonlinear refractive index with a single laser pulse

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1173-1176

  Hein, J ^a   Helbig, M ^a   Rentsch, S ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 0343584258     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.001173     Document Type: Article

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