Generation and Application of High-Order Harmonics Based on Interaction Between Femtosecond Laser and Matter

Dai Chen; Wang Yang; Miao Zhiming; Zheng Wei; Zhang Linfeng; Wu Chengyin

doi:10.3788/LOP202158.0300001

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