Multiterawatt chirped-pulse amplification sources: basic design considerations

Jeffrey A. Squier

doi:10.1117/12.165645

5 January 1994 Multiterawatt chirped-pulse amplification sources: basic design considerations

Jeffrey A. Squier

Proceedings Volume 2041, Mode-locked and Other Ultrashort Laser Designs, Amplifiers, and Applications; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165645
Event: Optics Quebec, 1993, Quebec City, Canada

Abstract

The combination of broadly tunable solid-state lasers and the technique of chirped pulse amplification has made it possible to produce energetic, femtosecond pulses capable of focused intensities > 10¹⁸ W/cm². In addition, these lasers, which have multi-terawatt peak power capability, can be designed in very compact and robust configurations. Further, the average power capability of solid-state chirped pulse amplification sources can now exceed 1 W, as compared to the 10 mW average power limitation of previous femtosecond lasers.

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Jeffrey A. Squier "Multiterawatt chirped-pulse amplification sources: basic design considerations", Proc. SPIE 2041, Mode-locked and Other Ultrashort Laser Designs, Amplifiers, and Applications, (5 January 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165645

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