Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 54, Issue 1, 0130005(2025)

Effect of Plasma Modulation on Terahertz Waves Emitted by Gas Filamentation

Huicheng GUO1,2 and Chengpu LIU1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science,Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 201800,China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
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    Received: Jun. 21, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 19, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 5, 2025

    The Author Email: Chengpu LIU (chpliu@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20255401.0130005

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