Parametric spectro-temporal analyzer (PASTA) for real-time optical spectrum observation

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zhang, Chi ^a   Xu, Jianbing ^a   Chui, P C ^a   Wong, Kenneth K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84943224259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02064     Document Type: Article

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