Novel all-reflective stretcher for chirped-pulse amplification of ultrashort pulses

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 268-274

  Banks, P S ^a   Perry, M D ^a   Yanovsky, V ^a   Fochs, S N ^a   Stuart, B C ^a   Zweiback, J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; AMPLIFICATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ERRORS; LASER PULSES; MIRRORS; PHOTODIODES;

ALIGNMENT ERRORS; ALL REFLECTIVE ON AXIS PULSE STRETCHER; CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION; STRETCHING RATIOS;

LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 0033897596     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.825872     Document Type: Article

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