Generation of high-contrast, terawatt to petawatt OPCPA laser pulses

Laser-matter experiments using >10^18 W cm^2 focused light intensities from terawatt to petawatt peak-power laser systems are highly sensitive to the optical noise sources that are generated and amplified in conjunction with the primary high-power laser pulse. This limits the temporal intensity c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stuart, Nicholas
Other Authors: Smith, Roland
Published: Imperial College London 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724155