0.85-PW, 33-fs Ti:sapphire laser

Opt Lett. 2003 Sep 1;28(17):1594-6. doi: 10.1364/ol.28.001594.

Abstract

We have successfully produced a laser pulse with a peak power of 0.85 PW for a pulse duration of 33 fs in a four-stage Ti:sapphire amplifier chain based on chirped-pulse amplification. To our knowledge this result represents the highest peak power pulses yet produced in any Ti:sapphire chirped-pulse amplification system.