Novel method for carrier-envelope-phase stabilization of femtosecond laser pulses

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2969-2976

  Lee, Yong Soo ^a   Sung, Jae Hee ^a   Nam, Chang Hee ^a   Yu, Tae Jun ^b   Hong, Kyung Han ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HARMONIC GENERATION; JITTER; LASER MODE LOCKING; MODULATION; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; PHASE MEASUREMENT; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

CARRIER-ENVELOPE PHASE (CEP); FEMOTOSECOND PHENOMENA; FEMOTOSECOND PULSES; ULTRAFAST MEASUREMENTS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 21344446531     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.002969     Document Type: Article

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