Harmonic generation in gases by use of Bessel-Gauss laser beams

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-42

  Altucci, Carlo ^a   Bruzzese, Riccardo ^b   D'Antuoni, Domenico ^b   De Lisio, Corrado ^b   Solimeno, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 0034407050     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000034     Document Type: Article

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