%0 Journal Article
%T Ultra-Intense, High Spatio-Temporal Quality Petawatt-Class Laser System and Applications
%A Hiromitsu Kiriyama
%A Takuya Shimomura
%A Michiaki Mori
%A Yoshiki Nakai
%A Manabu Tanoue
%A Shuji Kondo
%A Shuhei Kanazawa
%A Alexander S. Pirozhkov
%A Timur Z. Esirkepov
%A Yukio Hayashi
%A Koichi Ogura
%A Hideyuki Kotaki
%A Masayuki Suzuki
%A Izuru Daito
%A Hajime Okada
%A Atsushi Kosuge
%A Yuji Fukuda
%A Mamiko Nishiuchi
%A Masaki Kando
%A Sergei V. Bulanov
%A Keisuke Nagashima
%A Mitsuru Yamagiwa
%A Kiminori Kondo
%A Akira Sugiyama
%A Paul R. Bolton
%A Shinichi Matsuoka
%A Hirofumi Kan
%J Applied Sciences
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/app3010214
%X This paper reviews techniques for improving the temporal contrast and spatial beam quality in an ultra-intense laser system that is based on chirped-pulse amplification (CPA). We describe the design, performance, and characterization of our laser system, which has the potential for achieving a peak power of 600 TW. We also describe applications of the laser system in the relativistically dominant regime of laser-matter interactions and discuss a compact, high efficiency diode-pumped laser system.
%K ultra-intense laser
%K chirped-pulse amplification
%K Ti:sapphire laser
%K high field science
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/3/1/214