Phase-Matching Gating for Isolated Attosecond Pulse Generation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
- (i)
- The coherence length
- (ii)
- The absorption length
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Strelkov, V.V.; Khokhlova, M.A. Phase-Matching Gating for Isolated Attosecond Pulse Generation. Photonics 2023, 10, 1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10101122
Strelkov VV, Khokhlova MA. Phase-Matching Gating for Isolated Attosecond Pulse Generation. Photonics. 2023; 10(10):1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10101122
Chicago/Turabian StyleStrelkov, Vasily V., and Margarita A. Khokhlova. 2023. "Phase-Matching Gating for Isolated Attosecond Pulse Generation" Photonics 10, no. 10: 1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10101122