Observing the localization of light in space and time by ultrafast second-harmonic microscopy

Nature Photonics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 293-298

  Mascheck, Manfred ^a   Schmidt, Slawa ^a   Silies, Martin ^a   Yatsui, Takashi ^b   Kitamura, Kokoro ^b   Ohtsu, Motoichi ^b   Leipold, David ^c   Runge, Erich ^c   Lienau, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 84860513460     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.69     Document Type: Article

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