Multi-octave supercontinuum generation from mid-infrared filamentation in a bulk crystal

F. Silva; D.R. Austin; A. Thai; M. Baudisch; M. Hemmer; D. Faccio; A. Couairon; J. Biegert

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Multi-octave supercontinuum generation from mid-infrared filamentation in a bulk crystal

F. Silva D.R. Austin A. Thai M. Baudisch M. Hemmer

D. Faccio A. Couairon J. Biegert

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F. Silva, D.R. Austin, A. Thai, et al. (2012). Multi-octave supercontinuum generation from mid-infrared filamentation in a bulk crystal. Nature Communications, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1816

Multi-octave supercontinuum generation from mid-infrared filamentation in a bulk crystal

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