Abstract
We report a factor-of-6 shortening of the 240-ps (FWHM) pulses in a triple-pass, 2.5-atm amplifier. This technique is based on the self-phase modulation of a pulse in a plasma after the first pass of amplification, followed by narrowing of this chirped pulse during further amplification. Subsequently, strong power broadening provides the necessary bandwidth to amplify 40-ps pulses to terawatt power levels.
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