Coherent control of terahertz supercontinuum generation in ultrafast laser-gas interactions

Nature Photonics

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 605-609

  Kim, K Y ^a   Taylor, A J ^a   Glownia, J H ^a   Rodriguez, G ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT CONTROL; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; FREQUENCY MIXING; METAL SURFACES; SECOND-HARMONIC FIELDS; TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES; TERAHERTZ GENERATION; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; OPTIMIZATION; SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION; TERAHERTZ WAVES;

ULTRAFAST LASERS;

EID: 53349122004     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2008.153     Document Type: Article

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