Generation of 20-TW pulses of picosecond duration using chirped-pulse amplification in a Nd:glass power chain.
Pulses of 20-TW peak power have been generated at 1064 nm using the chirped-pulse-amplification technique with a 90-mm output-aperture Nd:silicate glass amplification line. This system delivers 60 J of energy in a chirped pulse of 600-psec duration, with a capacity to maintain a 3.5-nm output bandwidth. These chirped pulses are compressed to 1.2 psec with an energy of 24 J by using large holographic gold-coated 1740-lines/mm diffraction gratings.
Sauteret
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Husson
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Thiell
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Seznec
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Gary
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Migus
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Mourou
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