Production and characterization of intensities above 2 × 1019 W/cm2, obtained with 30-TW 300-fs pulses generated in a Ti:sapphire/Nd-doped mixed-glass chain

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-58

  Rouyer, C ^a   Blanchot, N ^a   Allais, I ^a   Mazataud, E ^a   Miquel, J L ^a   Nail, M ^a   Pierre, A ^a   Sauteret, C ^a   Migus, A ^a,b  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

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EID: 0030542326     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000055     Document Type: Article

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