Title :
Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification at the multipetawatt level
Author :
Collier, John ; Ross, I.
Author_Institution :
Central Laser Facility, CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab., Chilton, UK
Abstract :
Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification offers the possibility of generating extremes in high power and intensity and short duration. A 1PW system is currently under investigation and experimental results will be presented.
Keywords :
optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; 1 PW; high intensity; high power; multipetawatt level; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; short duration; Chirp; Laboratories; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312064
