Generation of one-cycle laser pulses by use of high-amplitude plasma waves

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 7258-7265

  Sheng, Zheng Ming ^a   Sentoku, Yasuhiko ^a   Mima, Kunioki ^a   Nishihara, Katsunobu ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DISPERSION (WAVES); FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; PLASMA WAVES; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

HIGH AMPLITUDE PLASMA WAVES; THRESHOLD AMPLITUDES;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0034315474     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.7258     Document Type: Article

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