High-energy, few-optical-cycle pulses at 1.5 μm with passive carrier-envelope phase stabilization

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 10109-10116

  Vozzi, C ^a   Cirmi, G ^a   Manzoni, C ^a   Benedetti, E ^a   Calegari, F ^a   Sansone, G ^a   Stagira, S ^a   Svelto, O ^a   De Silvestri, S ^a   Nisoli, M ^a   Cerullo, G ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

ATTOSECOND PULSE GENERATION; PHASE STABILIZATION; SUPERCONTINUUM;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33750305127     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010109     Document Type: Article

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