Temporal and spatial characterization of harmonics structures of relativistic nonlinear Thomson scattering

Optics Express

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-316

  Lee, K ^a   Cha, Y H ^a   Shin, M S ^b   Kim, B H ^b   Kim, D ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; OSCILLATIONS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

LASER OSCILLATIONS; SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION; THOMSON SCATTERING; ULTRAFAST NONLINEAR OPTICS;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 1842522863     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.000309     Document Type: Article

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