The generation, characterization and applications of broadband isolated attosecond pulses

Nature Photonics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 178-186

  Chini, Michael ^a   Zhao, Kun ^a   Chang, Zenghu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD SPECTRAL; CENTRAL FREQUENCY; ELECTRON DYNAMICS; EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET; ISOLATED ATTOSECOND PULSE; SPECTRAL BANDWIDTH; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES; ULTRA-BROADBAND;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BANDWIDTH;

LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 84896840960     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.362     Document Type: Review

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