Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 53, Issue 6, 0653201(2024)

Anomalous Ellipticity Dependence of High Harmonic Generation in Dirac Materials (Invited)

Chen QIAN and Ruifeng LU*
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  • School of Physics,Nanjing University of Science and Technology,Nanjing 210094,China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Special Issue for Ultrafast Optics

    Received: Apr. 15, 2024

    Accepted: May. 20, 2024

    Published Online: Jul. 16, 2024

    The Author Email: Ruifeng LU (rflu@njust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20245306.0653201

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