THE PROSPECTS FOR ULTRASHORT-PULSE DURATION AND ULTRAHIGH INTENSITY USING OPTICAL PARAMETRIC CHIRPED PULSE-AMPLIFIERS

Authors
ROSS IN MATOUSEK P TOWRIE M LANGLEY AJ COLLIER JL
Citation
In. Ross et al., THE PROSPECTS FOR ULTRASHORT-PULSE DURATION AND ULTRAHIGH INTENSITY USING OPTICAL PARAMETRIC CHIRPED PULSE-AMPLIFIERS, Optics communications, 144(1-3), 1997, pp. 125-133
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
144
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
125 - 133
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1997)144:1-3<125:TPFUDA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The properties of optical parametric amplifiers are presented to show that, in addition to their use in providing tuneable pulses, they can form the critical component in systems generating shorter pulse durati on with higher power and intensity than is possible with existing syst ems. Practical designs are evaluated leading to anticipated powers exc eeding 10 PW and focused intensities greater than 10(23) W cm(-2). (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.