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, N. ; Yanovsky, V.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The intensity of 10/sup 21 /W/cm/sup 2/ was generated by correcting F/l 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; laser beams; light diffraction; optical focusing; 30 TW; diffraction limited laser system; high-intensity generation; off-axis paraboloid aberration correction; spot size measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
