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5.4-TW/46-fs 10-Hz Ti:sapphire laser system

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We have developed a compact Ti: sapphire laser system which can generate 5.4-TW pulses at 10-Hz repetition rate. Chirped-pulses are amplified to 450 mJ by a regenerative amplifier, a 4pass amplifier and a 3-pass amplifier. After compression, 250-mJ, 46-fs pulses are obtained

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  1. Laboratory for High Intensity Optics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201800, Shanghai, China

    Zhizhan Xu, Xiaodong Yang, Zhengquan Zhang, Yimin Wang & Wenqi Zhang

  2. Thomson-CSF Laser/B.M.Industries Division, CE 2901 LISSES, 91029, Evry, Cedex, France

    Luc Vigroux & Frederic Saviot

  3. Department of Physics, Washington State University, WA99164, Pullman, USA

    Jianping Zhou

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Xu, Z., Yang, X., Vigroux, L. et al. 5.4-TW/46-fs 10-Hz Ti:sapphire laser system. Sci. China Ser. A-Math. 43, 533–538 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02897145

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