Adaptive spatial control of fiber modes and their excitation for high-harmonic generation

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3433-3442

  Walter, D ^a   Pfeifer, T ^a   Winterfeldt, C ^a   Kemmer, R ^a   Spitzenpfeil, R ^a   Gerber, G ^a   Spielmann, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; HARMONIC GENERATION; LASER PULSES; NEON;

HELIUM-NEON LASER; HIGH-HARMONIC GENERATION (HHG); SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR (SLM);

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 33645817929     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.003433     Document Type: Article

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