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Robert Klas1,2,*, Alexander Kirsche1,2, Martin Gebhardt1,2, Joachim Buldt1..., Henning Stark1, Steffen Hädrich3, Jan Rothhardt1,2,4 and Jens Limpert1,2,4|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 07745 Jena, Germany
  • 2Helmholtz-Institute Jena, Fröbelstieg 3, 07743 Jena, Germany
  • 3Active Fiber Systems GmbH, Ernst-Ruska-Ring 17, 07745 Jena, Germany
  • 4Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Albert-Einstein-Str. 7, 07745 Jena, Germany
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    Robert Klas, Alexander Kirsche, Martin Gebhardt, Joachim Buldt, Henning Stark, Steffen Hädrich, Jan Rothhardt, Jens Limpert. Ultra-short-pulse high-average-power megahertz-repetition-rate coherent extreme-ultraviolet light source[J]. PhotoniX, 2021, 2(1): 4 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Robert Klas, Alexander Kirsche, Martin Gebhardt, Joachim Buldt, Henning Stark, Steffen Hädrich, Jan Rothhardt, Jens Limpert. Ultra-short-pulse high-average-power megahertz-repetition-rate coherent extreme-ultraviolet light source[J]. PhotoniX, 2021, 2(1): 4
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