Research progress of ultra-short laser pulse characterization

Pei HUANG; Hao YUAN; Yufeng XIA; Huabao CAO; Xianglin WANG; Hushan WANG; Peng XU; Xun HOU; Yuxi FU

doi:10.5768/JAO202344.0610001

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