Generation of high-energy high-order harmonics by use of a long interaction medium

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 158-165

  Takahashi, Eiji ^a   Nabekawa, Yasuo ^a   Nurhuda, Muhammad ^a   Midorikawa, Katsumi ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PUMPING (LASER); SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

HIGH-ORDER HARMONICS;

HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 0038174693     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000158     Document Type: Article

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