Near-keV coherent X-ray generation with sub-10-fs lasers

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-264

  Spielmann, Christian ^b   Kan, Clarence ^c   Burnett, Neal H ^c   Brabec, Thomas ^b,d   Geissler, Michael ^b   Scrinzi, Armin ^b   Schnürer, Matthias ^b   Krausz, Ferenc ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atomic physics; Nonlinear optics; Nonlinear wave propagation; Tunneling; Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; X RAYS;

TUNNELING; ULTRAFAST OPTICS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0032026224     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.686730     Document Type: Article

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