New ultrashort pulsewidth measurement technology based on interference jitter and FPGA platform

Jin Li; Yanbo Dou; Lixin Wang; Jinhai Zou; Yu Ding; Hang Wang; Qiujun Ruan; Zhipeng Dong; Zhengqian Luo

doi:10.3788/COL202220.031404

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