Low-energy-threshold deep-ultraviolet generation in a small-mode-area hollow-core fiber

Daiqi Xiong; Jiaqi Luo; Muhammad Rosdi Abu Hassan; Xu Wu; Wonkeun Chang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.415778

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