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Introduction—A historical overview

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Shapiro, S.L. (1984). Introduction—A historical overview. In: Shapiro, S.L. (eds) Ultrashort Light Pulses. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-13493-X_15

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