Pulse-measurement techniques using a single amplitude and phase spectral shaper

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 742-756

  Forget, Nicolas ^a   Crozatier, Vincent ^a   Oksenhendler, Thomas ^a  

^a Centre Scientifique d'Orsay   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICS;

MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL LAYOUTS; OPTICAL SET-UP; PRACTICAL USE; PULSE MEASUREMENTS; PULSE SHAPER; SECOND-HARMONIC; ULTRASHORT OPTICAL PULSE;

OPTICAL PULSE SHAPING;

EID: 77955707471     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.000742     Document Type: Article

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