Generation of focused intensities of 5 X 10(19) Wcm(-2)

Authors
Danson, CN Allott, R Booth, G Collier, J Edwards, CB Flintoff, PS Hawkes, SJ Hutchinson, MHR Hernandez-Gomez, C Leach, J Neely, D Norreys, P Notley, R Pepler, DA Ross, IN Walczak, JA Winstone, TB
Citation
Cn. Danson et al., Generation of focused intensities of 5 X 10(19) Wcm(-2), LASER PART, 17(2), 1999, pp. 341-347
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
LASER AND PARTICLE BEAMS
ISSN journal
02630346 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
341 - 347
Database
ISI
SICI code
0263-0346(1999)17:2<341:GOFIO5>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The technique of Chirped Pulse Amplification (CPA) developed by Strickland and Mourou (1985) is now in common use on many laser systems [see, for inst ance, the review by Peny & Mourou (1994)] and has resulted in massive incre ases in focused intensities. This paper describes CPA implementation on the Vulcan laser system which has generated multi-Joule subpicosecond pulses w hilst maintaining beam quality to produce focused intensities of 5 x 10(19) Wcm(-2).