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Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 6, 063201(2024)

Optical free induction decay emission carrying orbit angular momentum from ionic nitrogen enabled by multiple-photon resonance

Kailu Wang1, Haicheng Mei1, Jingsong Gao2, Liang Xu1, Hongbing Jiang2, and Yi Liu1,3、*
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  • 1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 3CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Kailu Wang, Haicheng Mei, Jingsong Gao, Liang Xu, Hongbing Jiang, Yi Liu, "Optical free induction decay emission carrying orbit angular momentum from ionic nitrogen enabled by multiple-photon resonance," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 063201 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Ultrafast Optics and Attosecond/High-field Physics

    Received: Jan. 5, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 23, 2024

    Published Online: Jul. 4, 2024

    The Author Email: Yi Liu (yi.liu@usst.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202422.063201

    CSTR:32184.14.COL202422.063201

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