Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 3, 3000011(2021)

Generation and Application of High-Order Harmonics Based on Interaction Between Femtosecond Laser and Matter

Dai Chen, Wang Yang, Miao Zhiming, Zheng Wei, Zhang Linfeng, and Wu Chengyin*
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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    Dai Chen, Wang Yang, Miao Zhiming, Zheng Wei, Zhang Linfeng, Wu Chengyin. Generation and Application of High-Order Harmonics Based on Interaction Between Femtosecond Laser and Matter[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(3): 3000011

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    Category: Reviews

    Received: Sep. 2, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 26, 2021

    The Author Email: Chengyin Wu (cywu@pku.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.0300001

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