Design and performance of a multiterawatt Cr:LiSrAlF6 laser system

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 580-590

  Ditmire, T ^a   Nguyen, H ^a   Perry, M D ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; DESIGN; LASER OPTICS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PERFORMANCE;

CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION; FEMTOSECOND PULSES; LITHIUM STRONTIUM ALUMINUM FLUORIDE; MULTITERAWATT LASER SYSTEMS; RECOMPRESSED PULSE ENERGY; REGENERATIVE AMPLIFIERS;

HIGH POWER LASERS;

EID: 0028422036     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.11.000580     Document Type: Article

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