Optimization of few-cycle pulse generation: Spatial size, mode quality and focal volume effects in filamentation based pulse compression
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Optics Express
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1094-4087
DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.023894