Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 2, 0200002(2024)

Research Advances in Ionization Dynamics of Molecules for Bi-Wavelength Circularly Polarized Laser Field

Zhenning Guo1 and Yunquan Liu1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100871, China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi , China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: May. 30, 2023

    Accepted: Jul. 10, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 11, 2024

    The Author Email: Liu Yunquan (yunquan.liu@pku.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS231072

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS231072

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