Generation of 20-TW pulses of picosecond duration using chirped-pulse amplification in a Nd:glass power chain

Optics Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 238-240

  Sauteret, C ^a   Husson, D ^a   Thiell, G ^a   Seznec, S ^a   Gary, S ^a   Migus, A ^a,c   Mourou, G ^b  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

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EID: 84975574704     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: 15394794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.16.000238     Document Type: Article

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