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F. Zhou
Researcher at Imperial College London
Publications - 12
Citations - 198
F. Zhou is an academic researcher from Imperial College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Laser & Femtosecond. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 183 citations. Previous affiliations of F. Zhou include University of Bristol & SERC Reliability Corporation.
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High dynamic range third-order correlation measurement of picosecond laser pulse shapes
TL;DR: In this article, a third-order correlation system has been developed, which enables the contrast ratio of high-intensity ultra-short laser pulses to be measured on a single shot with a dynamic range of better than 108.
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High contrast multi-terawatt pulse generation using chirped pulse amplification on the VULCAN laser facility
Colin N. Danson,L. J. Barzanti,Zenghu Chang,A.E. Damerell,Chris Edwards,S. Hancock,M. H. R. Hutchinson,M.H. Key,S. Luan,R. Mahadeo,Ian P. Mercer,Peter Norreys,D.A. Pepler,D. A. Rodkiss,Ian N. Ross,M.A. Smith,Roland Smith,Philip F. Taday,W. T. Toner,K. Wigmore,Trevor Winstone,R. W. W. Wyatt,F. Zhou +22 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a novel oscillator was developed as a driver producing ≈ ps pulses at 105 nm, which was stretched prior to amplification and compressed at an aperture of 150 mm.
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Observation of plasma confinement in picosecond laser-plasma interactions
A. R. Bell,A. R. Bell,A. R. Bell,Farhat Beg,Farhat Beg,Farhat Beg,Zenghu Chang,Zenghu Chang,Zenghu Chang,A. E. Dangor,A. E. Dangor,A. E. Dangor,C. N. Danson,C. N. Danson,C. N. Danson,C. B. Edwards,C. B. Edwards,C. B. Edwards,A. P. Fews,A. P. Fews,A. P. Fews,M. H. R. Hutchinson,M. H. R. Hutchinson,M. H. R. Hutchinson,S. Luan,S. Luan,S. Luan,Paul Lee,Paul Lee,Paul Lee,Peter Norreys,Peter Norreys,Peter Norreys,Roland Smith,Roland Smith,Roland Smith,P. F. Taday,P. F. Taday,P. F. Taday,F. Zhou,F. Zhou,F. Zhou +41 more
TL;DR: Calculations are presented that suggest the observed collimation of the plasma flow normal to the target surface has been observed in time-integrated x-ray images and ion-velocity measurements is due to a large magnetic field pinching the plasma.
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Intense infrared lasers for strong-field science
Zenghu Chang,Li Yuan Fang,Vladimir V. Fedorov,Chase Geiger,Shambhu Ghimire,Christian Heide,N. Ishii,Jiro Itatani,Chan Joshi,Yuki Kobayashi,Prabhat Kumar,A. Marra,S. B. Mirov,Irina Petrushina,Mikhail Polyanskiy,David A. Reis,Sergei Tochitsky,Sergey Vasilyev,LiFeng Wang,Yi Wu,F. Zhou +20 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors introduce several important wavelength scaling laws in strong-field physics, then describe recent breakthroughs in short- (1.4-3 μm), mid- (3-8μm), and long-wave (8-15 μm) infrared laser technology.
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Double-side pumped Ti:sapphire regenerative pre-amplifier operating at 1.053 µm wavelength
TL;DR: In this article, the design and performance of a double-side pumped Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier operating at 1.053 mu m wavelength is presented, used as a pre-amplifier in a terawatt VULCAN laser system based on chirped pulse amplification to amplify stretched femtosecond pulses to millijoule levels at 10 Hz repetition rates with an excellent stability.