Femtosecond pulse generation was pioneered four decades ago using mode-locked dye
lasers, which dominated the field for the following 20 years. Dye lasers were then replaced …

The rise time of intense radiation determines the maximum field strength atoms can be
exposed to before their polarizability dramatically drops due to the detachment of an outer …

The advent of ultraintense laser pulses generated by the technique of chirped pulse
amplification (CPA) along with the development of high-fluence laser materials has opened …

The mechanisms of ultrashort-pulse laser ablation of materials are discussed, and the
differences to that of long laser pulses are emphasized. Ultrashort laser pulses offer both …

The application of the chirped-pulse amplification technique to solid-state lasers combined
with the availability of broad-bandwidth materials has made possible the development of …

In this article, we review progress in the development of high peak-power ultrafast lasers,
and discuss in detail the design issues which determine the performance of these systems …

We have developed a hybrid Ti: sapphire–Nd: glass laser system that produces more than
1500?? TW (1.5?? PW) of peak power. The system produces 660?? J of power in a …

O ver the past ten years, laser intensities have increased by more than four orders of
magnitude to reach enormous intensities of 10 20 W/cm 2. The field strength at these …

Nobel Lecture: Extreme light physics and application* Page 1 Nobel Lecture: Extreme light
physics and application * Gerard Mourou † Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex …

A high-temperature plasma is created when an intense laser pulse is focused onto the
surface of a solid. An ultrafast pulse of x-ray radiation is emitted from such a plasma when …