Chirp measurement of multimode q–switched laser diode pulses by use of a streak camera and a grating monochromator

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1022-1025

  Bresson, Alexandre ^a   Stelmakh, Nikolaï ^a   Lourtioz, Jean Michel ^a   Shen, Alexandre ^a   Froehly, Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

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EID: 85010143442     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.001022     Document Type: Article

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