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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 15, 1500004(2024)

High-Field Terahertz Radiation Based on the Interaction Between Ultrashort Laser Pulses with Solid-Target Plasmas

Rubo Li^1,2,3, Xiaoyu Peng^1,2,3、*, Zhang Yue^2,3, and Yuhui Zhang^2,3

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¹School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunication, Chongqing 400065, China

²Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China

³Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China

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Rubo Li, Xiaoyu Peng, Zhang Yue, Yuhui Zhang. High-Field Terahertz Radiation Based on the Interaction Between Ultrashort Laser Pulses with Solid-Target Plasmas[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(15): 1500004

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Paper Information

Category: Reviews

Received: May. 31, 2023

Accepted: Jul. 31, 2023

Published Online: Aug. 12, 2024

The Author Email: Xiaoyu Peng (xypeng@cigit.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/LOP231419

CSTR:32186.14.LOP231419

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Lasers and Laser Optics

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