UV laser processing and multiphoton absorption processes in optical telecommunication fiber materials

Physics Reports

Volumn 523, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 207-229

  Lancry, Matthieu ^a   Poumellec, Bertrand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

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EID: 84873748501     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physrep.2012.09.008     Document Type: Review

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