Generation and measurement of >108 intensity contrast ratio in a relativistic kHz chirped-pulse amplified laser

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 447-457

  Hong, K H ^a,b   Hou, B ^a   Nees, J A ^a   Power, E ^a   Mourou, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); LIGHT ABSORPTION; SOLID STATE LASERS; THERMAL NOISE;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION (ASE); CHIRPED-PULSE AMPLIFIED LASER; CONTRAST MEASUREMENT; PEDESTAL STRUCTURE;

SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

EID: 24144445851     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-005-1881-7     Document Type: Article

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