Ultrahigh-peak and high-average power chirped-pulse amplificationof sub-20-fs pulses with Ti:sapphire amplifiers

摘要

We present the design and performance of an efficient,nultrashort-duration, ultrahigh-peak power Ti:sapphire amplifier systemnthat has produced 16-fs pulses with a peak power of 10 TW at a 10-Hznrepetition rate. We also describe present developmental efforts tonextend this system to the 100-TW level at an average power of 20 W andnfinally outline the design of a future system capable of producingnpetawatt pulses with 20-fs durations