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The ability of pellets made up of compressed iron iodate nanocrystals to frequency-double the whole visible spectrum is demonstrated. We suggest their use for complete characterization of intense ultrabroadband laser pulses.
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Extermann, J., Béjot, P., Bonacina, L. et al. An inexpensive nonlinear medium for intense ultrabroadband pulse characterization. Appl. Phys. B 97, 537–540 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3569-x
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