Simple 3-D characterization of ultrashort laser pulses

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 10125-10131

  Theberge F ^a   Sharifi, S M ^a   Chin, S L ^a   Schroder H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b ür Quantenoptik ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PHOTONS;

PHOTON FLUORESCENCE; PULSE DURATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 33750326683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010125     Document Type: Article

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