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As we have discussed in Chap. 2, the ultrashort laser pulse technique has become a very powerful tool to probe the ultrafast physical and chemical processes, such as the excitation of electron-hole pairs and carrier diffusion processes.
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Wan, D. (2017). The Nonlinear Optical Properties of MNbO3 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) Thin Films. In: Crystal Structure,Electronic and Optical Properties of Epitaxial Alkaline Earth Niobate Thin Films. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65912-1_6
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