Stimulated Raman scattering and nonlinear focusing of high-power laser beams propagating in water
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Optics Letters
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0146-9592,1539-4794
DOI: 10.1364/ol.40.001556