Self-compression of 2 μm laser filaments

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 21529-21543

  Bergé, Luc ^a  

^a CEA DAM DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INERT GASES; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

CARRIER WAVELENGTH; HIGH ORDER HARMONICS; ISOLATED ATTOSECOND PULSE; LASER FILAMENTS; LONG WAVELENGTH; OPTICAL SELF-FOCUSING; SELF-COMPRESSION; SELF-FOCUSING THRESHOLD;

ARGON LASERS;

EID: 58149271155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.021529     Document Type: Article

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