200 TW 45 fs laser based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 446-454

  Lozhkarev, V V ^a   Freidman, G I ^a   Ginzburg, V N ^a   Katin, E V ^a   Khazanov, E A ^a   Kirsanov, A V ^a   Luchinin, G A ^a   Mal'Shakov, A N ^a   Martyanov, M A ^a   Palashov, O V ^a   Poteomkin, A K ^a   Sergeev, A M ^a   Shaykin, A A ^a   Yakovlev, I V ^a   Garanin, S G ^b   Sukharev, S A ^b   Rukavishnikov, N N ^b   Charukhchev, A V ^c   Gerke, R R ^d   Yashin, V E ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b RUSSIAN FEDERAL NUCLEAR CENTER VNIIEF   (Russian Federation)

^c Research Institute for Comprehensive Tests of Opto Electronic Devices and Systems   (Russian Federation)

^d JSC HoloGrate   (Russian Federation)

^e INSTITUTE FOR LASER PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COMPRESSORS; CRYSTALS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION; FORSTERITE; MULTIPETAWATT; VACUUM COMPRESSOR;

HIGH POWER LASERS;

EID: 30344464978     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.14.000446     Document Type: Article

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