The ultrahigh-peak-power laser: Present and future

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-211

  Mourou, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; GAIN MEASUREMENT; LASER PULSES; QUANTUM THEORY; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA; X RAYS;

CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION; ULTRAHIGH PEAK POWER LASER;

HIGH ENERGY LASERS;

EID: 0031211201     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003400050265     Document Type: Article

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