Pulse width stabilization for ultrafast laser systems

Physics Procedia

Volumn 12, Issue PART 2, 2011, Pages 437-444

  Mielke, Michael M ^a   Gaudiosi, David M ^a   Hamamoto, Mathew ^a   Kim, Kyungbum ^a   Cline, Robert ^a   Sapers, Steven P ^a  

^a Raydiance Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Femtosecond pulses; Industrial lasers; Laser micromachining; Laser pulse measurement; Ultrafast lasers

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; LASER PULSES; MANUFACTURE; STABILIZATION; TWO PHOTON PROCESSES; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; LASER MICRO-MACHINING; LASER PULSE WIDTH; PERFORMANCE DATA; PULSE COMPRESSORS; PULSE MEASUREMENTS; TWO PHOTON ABSORPTION; ULTRAFAST LASER SYSTEMS;

ULTRAFAST LASERS;

EID: 79959444225     PISSN: 18753884     EISSN: 18753892     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2011.03.154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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