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In the previous chapter we showed how to produce and how to manipulate ultrashort laser pulses. But before such pulses are used for experiments, it is necessary to characterize these pulses properly to determine the experimental conditions. This chapter deals with such characterization.
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Sarger, L., Oberlé, J. (1998). How to Measure the Characteristics of Laser Pulses. In: Rullière, C. (eds) Femtosecond Laser Pulses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03682-2_7
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