Control of high harmonic and attosecond pulse generation in aperiodic modulated waveguides

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1877-1881

  Christov, Ivan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); IONIZATION OF GASES; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT MODULATION; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVE EQUATIONS; X RAY OPTICS;

ATTOSECOND PULSES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0141454917     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001877     Document Type: Article

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