Title :
Generation, amplitude and phase characterization of 10/sup 21/ W/cm/sup 2/ intensity
Author :
Bahk, S. ; Chvykov, V. ; Kalintchenko, G. ; Maksimchuk, A. ; Mourou, G. ; Saleh, Neven ; Yanovsky, V.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
The intensity of 1021 W/cm2 was generated by correcting F/I off-axis paraboloid aberration in 30 TW diffraction limited laser system. The importance of using diffraction calculation over spot size measurement in determining intensity is discussed
Keywords :
aberrations; adaptive optics; high-speed optical techniques; wavefront sensors; F/I off-axis paraboloid aberration correction; amplitude characterization; diffraction calculation; diffraction limited laser system; high-intensity laser; phase characterization;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4