New technique measures ultrashort laser pulses at focus
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 15:14
in Physics & Chemistry
Lasers that emit ultrashort pulses of light are used for numerous applications including micromachining, microscopy, laser eye surgery, spectroscopy and controlling chemical reactions. But the quality of the results is limited by distortions caused by lenses and other optical components that are part of the experimental instrumentation.
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