Automated phase characterization and adaptive pulse compression using multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan in air

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1932-1938

  Harris, D Ahmasi ^a   Shane, Janelle C ^a   Lozovoy, Vadim V ^a   Dantus, Marcos ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; AUTOMATION; HARMONIC GENERATION; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

ADAPTIVE PULSE COMPRESSION; INTRAPULSE INTERFERENCE; MULTIPHOTON INTRAPULSE INTERFERENCE PHASE SCAN (MIPS); PHASE DISTORTIONS;

SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

EID: 33847110846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.001932     Document Type: Article

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