Optical Instruments, Volume. 42, Issue 5, 89(2020)

Terahertz radiation mechanism in laser filament with gas density control

Haicheng XIAO and Yan PENG*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: DESIGN AND RESEARCH

    Received: May. 11, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 6, 2021

    The Author Email: PENG Yan (py@usst.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1005-5630.2020.05.014

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