Spatio-temporal characterSpatio-temporalization of few-cycle pulses obtained by filamentation

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 5394-5404

  Zair A ^a   Guandalini, A ^a   Schapper, F ^a   Holler, M ^a   Biegert, J ^d   Gallmann, L ^a   Keller, U ^a   Couairon, A ^b   Franco, M ^c   Mysyrowicz, A ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^d ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; INERT GASES;

FILAMENTATION; MIRROR PULSE COMPRESSION; PLASMA DEFOCUSING; SATELLITE STRUCTURES; SPATIAL SELECTION;

OPTICS;

EID: 34247897303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.005394     Document Type: Article

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