High-field harmonic generation in the tight-focusing limit

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 170-179

  Mittleman, D M ^a   Douglass, D C ^a,c   Henis, Z ^a,d   Wood II, O R ^a   Freeman, R R ^a   McIlrath, T J ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Metuchen Analytical Inc   (United States)

^d SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

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EID: 0030542327     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000170     Document Type: Article

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