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Vol. 9, Issue 3, 317 (2021)

Highly efficient ultraviolet high-harmonic generation from epsilon-near-zero indium tin oxide films

Wendong Tian¹, Fei Liang^1、2、*, Dazhi Lu¹, Haohai Yu^1、3、*, and Huaijin Zhang¹

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¹State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China

²e-mail: liangfei@sdu.edu.cn

³e-mail: haohaiyu@sdu.edu.cn

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