FOCUSED LASER INTENSITY MEASUREMENT AT 1018W/CM2 AND 1053-NM

被引:29
作者
NORMAND, D
FERRAY, M
LOMPRE, LA
GOBERT, O
LHUILLIER, A
MAINFRAY, G
机构
[1] Service de Physique des Atomes et des Surfaces, Centre d’Etudes Nucléaires de Saclay, Gif sur Yvette Cédex
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10.1364/OL.15.001400
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present a simple experimental setup that makes possible the measurement of the beam section at focus under full-power conditions. We demonstrate that a 1.5-TW laser system can be focused down to a 13.5-μm-diameter spot using conventional lens focalization, thus achieving laser intensities of up to 1018 W/cm2. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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页码:1400 / 1402
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