Stretcher-compressor design for OPCPA system with chirp reversal

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6614, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Yakovlev, I V ^a   Freidman, G I ^a   Katin, E V ^a   Khazanov, E A ^a   Kirsanov, A V ^a   Martyanov, M A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chirp reversal; Compressor; CPA; Femtosecond laser; OPCPA; OPRCPA; Petawatt laser; Stretcher

Indexed keywords

CHIRP REVERSAL; OPRCPA; PETAWATT LASER; STRETCHER;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER RADIATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

COMPRESSORS;

EID: 36248973746     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.740173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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