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Generation of 50-TW femtosecond pulses in a Ti:sapphire/Nd:glass chain

C. Rouyer, G. Mourou, A. Migus, É. Mazataud, I. Allais, A. Pierre, S. Seznec, C. Sauteret

Optics Letters · 1993 · 109 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Femtosecond pulses in the 50–60-TW power range have been generated at 1064 nm by using the chirped-pulse-amplification technique applied to a Ti:sapphire/Nd:silicate glass (90-mm output aperture) power chain. We have identified the spectral gain narrowing to be one of the main issues, and we show how to solve it.

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