Collection Of theses on high power laser and plasma physics, Volume. 14, Issue 1, 2215(2016)

High Precision and Large Range Timing Jitter Measurement and Control of Ultrashort Laser Pulses

Yong Cui1、*, Yanqi Gao1,2, Zexi Zhao1, Daxing Rao1, Zhongyang Xu1, Ning An1, Jiong Shan1, Dawei Li3, Jianwei Yu3, Tao Wang1, Guang Xu3, Weixin Ma1, and Yaping Dai4
Author Affiliations
  • 1The Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2The IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 3The Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 4The Laser Fusion Research Center, Mianyang 621900, China
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    Yong Cui, Yanqi Gao, Zexi Zhao, Daxing Rao, Zhongyang Xu, Ning An, Jiong Shan, Dawei Li, Jianwei Yu, Tao Wang, Guang Xu, Weixin Ma, Yaping Dai. High Precision and Large Range Timing Jitter Measurement and Control of Ultrashort Laser Pulses[J]. Collection Of theses on high power laser and plasma physics, 2016, 14(1): 2215

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    Received: May. 5, 2016

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    Published Online: Mar. 23, 2017

    The Author Email: Cui Yong (yong_cui@126.com)

    DOI:10.1109/lpt.2016.2591319

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