Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 6, Issue 5, 054402(2021)
Generating optical supercontinuum and frequency comb in tenuous plasmas
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Kenan Qu, Nathaniel J. Fisch. Generating optical supercontinuum and frequency comb in tenuous plasmas[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(5): 054402
Category: Fundamental Physics At Extreme Light
Received: Apr. 1, 2021
Accepted: Jul. 10, 2021
Published Online: Oct. 19, 2021
The Author Email: Qu Kenan (kq@princeton.edu)