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Lasers

Terawatt femtosecond Cr : forsterite laser system

M. B. Agranat^a, S. I. Ashitkov^a, A. A. Ivanov^b, A. V. Konyashchenko^c, A. V. Ovchinnikov^a, V. E. Fortov^a

^a Institute of Extremal States Thermophysics, Scientific Association for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Photochemistry Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^c P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: The development of an IR terawatt Cr : forsterite femtosecond laser system with a pulse energy of 90 mJ and a pulse duration of 80 fs is reported. The laser system is assembled using Russian components only and has no analogues in the world.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.60.By, 42.65.Re

Received: 19.02.2004