Open AccessUltra-high intensity- 300-TW laser at 0.1 Hz repetition rate
Author(s) -
V. Yanovsky,
V. Chvykov,
G. Kalinchenko,
P. Rousseau,
Thomas A. Planchon,
Takeshi Matsuoka,
A. Maksimchuk,
J. Nees,
G. Chériaux,
G. Mourou,
K. Krushelnick
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.002109
Subject(s) - optics , laser , booster (rocketry) , sapphire , materials science , ti:sapphire laser , intensity (physics) , repetition (rhetorical device) , optoelectronics , physics , linguistics , philosophy , astronomy
We demonstrate the highest intensity - 300 TW laser by developing booster amplifying stage to the 50-TW-Ti:sapphire laser (HERCULES). To our knowledge this is the first multi-100TW-scale laser at 0.1 Hz repetition rate.