Space-and time-resolved measurement of rotational wave packet revivals of linear gas molecules using single-shot supercontinuum spectral interferometry

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Y H ^a   Varma, S ^a   Milchberg, H M ^a  

^a The Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; WAVE PACKETS;

COLLISIONAL; DEPHASING RATES; GAS MOLECULES; ROTATIONAL WAVES; SINGLE SHOTS; SPACE AND TIME; SPECTRAL INTERFEROMETRY; SUPER CONTINUUM;

MOLECULES;

EID: 51849091135     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.00B122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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