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Chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) currently produces multiterawatt pulses of approximately 30-fs duration which are used for a variety of high-intensity (> 1018 W · cm−2) and high-field applications. Higher intensities can be reached either by higher energies or shorter pulse durations. The high cost of raising the energy favors the shorter pulse duration approach.
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Oksenhendler, T., Kaplan, D., Tournois, P., Greetham, G.M., Estable, F. (2007). Ultrawideband Regenerative Amplifiers via Intracavity Acousto-Optic Programmable Gain Control. In: Watanabe, S., Midorikawa, K. (eds) Ultrafast Optics V. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 132. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49119-6_55
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