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femtosecond

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Noun1.femtosecond - one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond
time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods
attosecond - one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond
picosecond - one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond


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CATCH A WAVE The new molecular-imaging technique relies on laser-light pulses whose associated electric fields change direction within about a femtosecond, notes Robert R.
Molecular anatomy revealed: CT scans for molecules show the gauzy ... by Weiss, Peter Ulrich / Science News
NIST recently completed a thorough study of the amplitude noise on supercontinua generated by injecting femtosecond laser pulses into microstructure fiber.
Fundamental noise limitations on supercontinua generated in ... by Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
They are ideal for use with broadband femtosecond lasers and in astronomy, polarimetry, spectrophotometry and OPOs," states Emily Kubacki, CVI Optics Product Manager.
CVI Announces Additions to Its Achromatic Waveplate Product Line by Business Wire
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