Development of Tabletop Femtosecond Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser Source Based on Four-Wave Mixing Techniques

Zijing Li; Lili Yan; Peng Zuo; Liangyue Xie; Zhiqiang Li; Bing Jin

doi:10.3788/CJL202148.1201007

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