Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 7, 0701011(2024)
High Power and High Stability 13.5 nm Extreme Ultraviolet Light Source Driven by High‑Order Harmonics
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Kui Li, Runyu Meng, Ruixuan Li, Guangyin Zhang, Mingjie Yao, Hao Xu, Yutong Wang, Jie Li, Xiaoshi Zhang, Zhongwei Fan. High Power and High Stability 13.5 nm Extreme Ultraviolet Light Source Driven by High‑Order Harmonics[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(7): 0701011
Category: laser devices and laser physics
Received: Dec. 11, 2023
Accepted: Feb. 20, 2024
Published Online: Apr. 11, 2024
The Author Email: Jie Li (lijie430@aircas.ac.cn), Xiaoshi Zhang (zhangxiaoshi@itc.ynu.edu.cn), Zhongwei Fan (fanzhongwei@ucas.ac.cn)
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