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0.85-PW, 33-fs Ti:sapphire laser
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To the knowledge this result represents the highest peak power pulses yet produced in any Ti:sapphire chirped-pulse amplification system.Abstract:
We have successfully produced a laser pulse with a peak power of 0.85 PW for a pulse duration of 33 fs in a four-stage Ti:sapphire amplifier chain based on chirped-pulse amplification. To our knowledge this result represents the highest peak power pulses yet produced in any Ti:sapphire chirped-pulse amplification system.read more
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Ultra-high intensity- 300-TW laser at 0.1 Hz repetition rate.
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Petawatt class lasers worldwide
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TL;DR: A hybrid Ti:sapphire-Nd:glass laser system that produces more than 1500 TW (1.5 PW) of peak power and focuses to an irradiance of >7x10(20) W/cm (2) is achieved by use of a Cassegrainian focusing system employing a plasma mirror.