New laser crystals for the generation of ultrashort pulses

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-164

  Druon, Frédéric ^a   Balembois, François ^a   Georges, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Diode pumping; Femtosecond pulses; Laser; Laser crystals

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847717378     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2006.04.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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