Ultraintense solid-state lasers and applications to the frontiers of sciences

Zhongguo Jiguang/Chinese Journal of Lasers

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 721-729

  Peng, Han Sheng ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

Chirped pulse amplification; Frontier of science; Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; Strong field physics; Ultraintense laser

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ASTROPHYSICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; FUSION REACTIONS; HIGH POWER LASERS; IGNITION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT SOURCES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PRESSURE;

ADVANCED LIGHT SOURCE; ATTOSECOND PHYSICS; CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION; FAST IGNITION FUSION; FRONTIER SCIENCE; INTENSE RADIATION SOURCE; LASER ASTROPHYSICS; LASER MATERIALS; LASER PLASMA INTERACTIONS; NONLINEAR QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS (QED); OPTICAL PARAMETRIC CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION (CPA); PARTICLE ACCELERATION; PEAK OUTPUT POWERS; PETAWATT (PW) LEVEL LASER; STRONG FIELD PHYSICS; SUPERHOT MATTER; ULTRAFAST PROCESS DIAGNOSING; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE; ULTRAINTENSE LASER;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 33746782208     PISSN: 02587025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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