Polarization dependence of two-photon absorption in an algaas waveguide autocorrelator

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 30, 1997, Pages 7799-7801

  Karkhanehchi, M Mehdi ^a   Marsh, John H ^a   Hutchings, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0344405912     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.007799     Document Type: Article

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