Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 48, Issue 12, 1201007(2021)
Development of Tabletop Femtosecond Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser Source Based on Four-Wave Mixing Techniques
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Zijing Li, Lili Yan, Peng Zuo, Liangyue Xie, Zhiqiang Li, Bing Jin. Development of Tabletop Femtosecond Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser Source Based on Four-Wave Mixing Techniques[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(12): 1201007
Category: laser devices and laser physics
Received: Mar. 1, 2021
Accepted: May. 6, 2021
Published Online: Jun. 11, 2021
The Author Email: Li Zhiqiang (lzq@sdu.edu.cn), Jin Bing (jinbing@sdu.edu.cn)