1. Ultra-Intense, High Spatio-Temporal Quality Petawatt-Class Laser System and Applications
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Hirofumi Kan, Paul R. Bolton, Shinichi Matsuoka, Akira Sugiyama, Kiminori Kondo, Mitsuru Yamagiwa, Keisuke Nagashima, Masaki Kando, Sergei V. Bulanov, Mamiko Nishiuchi, Yuji Fukuda, Atsushi Kosuge, Hajime Okada, Izuru Daito, Masayuki Suzuki, Koichi Ogura, Hideyuki Kotaki, Yukio Hayashi, Timur Z. Esirkepov, Alexander S. Pirozhkov, Shuhei Kanazawa, Shuji Kondo, Yoshiki Nakai, Manabu Tanoue, Michiaki Mori, Takuya Shimomura, and Hiromitsu Kiriyama
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ultra-intense laser ,chirped-pulse amplification ,Ti:sapphire laser ,high field science ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
This paper reviews techniques for improving the temporal contrast and spatial beam quality in an ultra-intense laser system that is based on chirped-pulse amplification (CPA). We describe the design, performance, and characterization of our laser system, which has the potential for achieving a peak power of 600 TW. We also describe applications of the laser system in the relativistically dominant regime of laser-matter interactions and discuss a compact, high efficiency diode-pumped laser system.
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- 2013
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