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Advanced Photonics Nexus
Vol. 3, Issue 3, 036002 (2024)

Single-wavelength size focusing of ultra-intense ultrashort lasers with rotational hyperbolic mirrors

Zhaoyang Li^1、2、*, Yanqi Liu¹, Xiaoyang Guo³, Yuxin Leng², and Ruxin Li^1、2、4

Author Affiliations

¹Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai, China

²Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Key Laboratory of Ultra-intense Laser Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

³Shenzhen Technology University, College of Engineering Physics, Shenzhen, China

⁴ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China

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Zhaoyang Li, Yanqi Liu, Xiaoyang Guo, Yuxin Leng, Ruxin Li. Single-wavelength size focusing of ultra-intense ultrashort lasers with rotational hyperbolic mirrors[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2024, 3(3): 036002 Copy Citation Text

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Zhaoyang Li, Yanqi Liu, Xiaoyang Guo, Yuxin Leng, Ruxin Li. Single-wavelength size focusing of ultra-intense ultrashort lasers with rotational hyperbolic mirrors[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2024, 3(3): 036002

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