Analysis of the effects of spherical aberration on ultrafast laser-induced refractive index variation in glass

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 12395-12408

  Huot, N ^a   Stoian, R ^a   Mermillod Blondin, A ^a   Mauclair, C ^a   Audouard, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; LASER OPTICS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

SPHERICAL ABERRATIONS; TRANSPARENT MATERIALS; ULTRAFAST LASER PHOTOWRITING; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

OPTICAL GLASS;

EID: 34648834860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.012395     Document Type: Article

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