Multi-octave supercontinuum generation from mid-infrared filamentation in a bulk crystal

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Silva, F ^a   Austin, D R ^a   Thai, A ^a   Baudisch, M ^a   Hemmer, M ^a   Faccio, D ^b   Couairon, A ^c   Biegert, J ^a,d  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULK CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL; IMAGING; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETER; MID INFRARED FILAMENTATION; MULTI OCTAVE SUPERCONTINUUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTRUM;

EID: 84860477266     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1816     Document Type: Article

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