The coherent addition of gratings for pulse compression in high-energy laser systems

Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 621-625

  Kessler, T J ^a   Bunkenburg, J ^a   Huang, H ^a   Kozlov, A ^a   Kelly, C ^a   Meyerhofer, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRPED-PULSE AMPLIFIED (CPA); MULTILAYER DIELECTRIC (MLD) COATINGS; PULSE COMPRESSION; SHORT-PULSE LASERS;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER PULSES; PHASE SHIFT; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 13344286966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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