2D IR spectroscopy at 100 kHz utilizing a Mid-IR OPCPA laser source

Optics Express

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 4117-4127

  Luther, Bradley M ^a   Tracy, Kathryn M ^a   Gerrity, Michael ^b   Brown, Susannah ^b   Krummel, Amber T ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; OSCILLISTORS; PULSE SHAPING; SPECTROMETERS; YTTERBIUM;

ALL NORMAL DISPERSIONS; COMMON SOURCE; DATA COLLECTION; LASER SOURCES; MGO:PPLN; PULSE PAIRS; PULSE SHAPER;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 84962291807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.24.004117     Document Type: Article

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