Measurement and Optimization of Terminal Focusing Optical Field Parameters of a 10 PW Laser Device

Jinchang You; Lianghong Yu; Yijie Sun; Chao Fan; Xiaobo Zhang; Bo Yao; Xiaoyan Liang

doi:10.3788/CJL221042

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