Pulse compression based on coherent molecular motion induced by transient stimulated Raman scattering

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 3083-3092

  Kida, Yuichiro ^a   Nagahara, Tetsuhiko ^a   Zaitsu, Shin Ichi ^a   Matsuse, Masahiro ^a   Imasaka, Totaro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; DISTORTION (WAVES); LASER PULSES; MOLECULES; PROBES; RAMAN SCATTERING;

PULSE COMPRESSION; PUMP-PROBE TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET REGION;

PULSE MODULATION;

EID: 33645521618     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.003083     Document Type: Article

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