Pulse trains produced by phase-modulation of ultrashort optical pulses: Tailoring and characterization

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 473-482

  Renard, M ^a   Chaux, R ^a   Lavorel, B ^a   Faucher, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; IONIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE MODULATION; PHOTONS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

INTENSITY CROSS CORRELATION; INTENSITY RATIO; SPECTRAL PHASES;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 2942739194     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000473     Document Type: Article

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