Petawatt laser pulses

Authors
Perry, MD Pennington, D Stuart, BC Tietbohl, G Britten, JA Brown, C Herman, S Golick, B Kartz, M Miller, J Powell, HT Vergino, M Yanovsky, V
Citation
Md. Perry et al., Petawatt laser pulses, OPTICS LETT, 24(3), 1999, pp. 160-162
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
160 - 162
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(19990201)24:3<160:PLP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We have developed a hybrid Ti:sapphire-Nd:glass laser system that produces more than 1500 TW (1.5 PW) of peak power. The system produces 660 J of powe r in a compressed 440 +/- 20 fs pulse by use of 94-cm master diffraction gr atings. Focusing to an irradiance of >7 x 10(20) W/cm(2) is achieved by use of a Cassegrainian focusing system employing a plasma mirror. (C) 1999 Opt ical Society of America.