Generation and characterization of sub-10-fs laser pulses

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4087, Issue , 2004, Pages 910-920

  Rousseau, Guy ^a   McCarthy, Nathalie ^a   Piche, Michel ^a  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM QUALITY FACTOR; KERR LENS MODE LOCKING; MODE-LOCKED LASER PULSE; PULSE MEASUREMENTS; PULSE QUALITY FACTORS; SECOND ORDER MOMENT; SPECTRAL INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; TI: SAPPHIRE LASER;

LASER ACCESSORIES; PULSE GENERATORS;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 84875421157     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.406327     Document Type: Conference Paper

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