High dynamic range characterization of ultrabroadband white-light continuum pulses

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 6319-6325

  Stibenz, Gero ^a   Steinmeyer, Günter ^a  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPRESSORS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL FIBERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE CHARACTERIZATION; SPECTRAL AMPLITUDE; ULTRABROADBAND WHITE-LIGHT CONTINUUM PULSES;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 11244252288     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.006319     Document Type: Article

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