Application of frequency-domain interferometry in the extreme-ultraviolet range by use of high-order harmonics

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-181

  Hergott, Jean Francois ^a   Auguste, Thierry ^a   Salières, Pascal ^a   Le Déroff, Laurent ^a   Monot, Pascal ^a   D'Oliveira, Pascal ^a   Campo, David ^a   Merdji, Hamed ^a   Carré, Bertrand ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES DE SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; HARMONIC GENERATION; HIGH POWER LASERS; IONIZATION; LASER PULSES; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EXTREME-ULTRAVIOLET RANGE;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0037837013     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000171     Document Type: Article

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