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. 1999 Feb 1;24(3):160-2.
doi: 10.1364/ol.24.000160.

Petawatt laser pulses

M D Perry, D Pennington, B C Stuart, G Tietbohl, J A Britten, C Brown, S Herman, B Golick, M Kartz, J Miller, H T Powell, M Vergino, V Yanovsky

Petawatt laser pulses

M D Perry et al. Opt Lett. .

Abstract

We have developed a hybrid Ti:sapphire-Nd:glass laser system that produces more than 1500 TW (1.5 PW) of peak power. The system produces 660 J of power in a compressed 440+/-20 fs pulse by use of 94-cm master diffraction gratings. Focusing to an irradiance of >7x10(20) W/cm (2) is achieved by use of a Cassegrainian focusing system employing a plasma mirror.

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