Phase dependence of the generation of terahertz waves from two-color laser-induced gas plasma

Journal of Optics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Dai, Houmei ^a,b   Liu, Jinsong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

phase; photoionization; pulses; terahertz

Indexed keywords

LASERS; PHOTOIONIZATION;

PHASE; PULSES; SECOND HARMONICS; TERA HERTZ; TERAHERTZ EMISSIONS; TERAHERTZ GENERATION; TRANSIENT PHOTOCURRENTS; TWO-COLOR LASER PULSE;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

EID: 79955794817     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/13/5/055201     Document Type: Article

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