title: Picosecond pulse amplification in isotopic CO2 active medium.
abstract: Using a high-pressure carbon-dioxide laser amplifier enriched with the oxygen-18 isotope, we produced a 5-ps, 10-µm pulse of the 1 TW peak power without splitting, which otherwise occurs due to spectral modulation by the rotation structure of the CO(2) amplification band.
authors.affiliation: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bldg. 820M, Upton, NY 11973, USA. polyanskiy@bnl.gov
authors.forename: Mikhail N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Polyanskiy
authors.forename: Igor V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Pogorelsky
authors.forename: Vitaly
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yakimenko