title: Terawatt to petawatt subpicosecond lasers.
abstract: The application of the chirped-pulse amplification technique to solid-state lasers combined with the availability of broad-bandwidth materials has made possible the development of small-scale terawatt and now even petawatt (1000-terawatt) laser systems. The laser technology used to produce these intense pulses and examples of new phenomena resulting from the application of these systems to atomic and plasma physics are described.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mourou