Temporal decorrelation of short laser pulses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 216-222

  Peatross, J ^a   Rundquist, A ^b  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 11744367202     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000216     Document Type: Article

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