Horizons of petawatt laser technology

2011130 citationsJournal Article

Authors

A. V. Korzhimanov · Institute of Applied Physics

Arkady Gonoskov · Institute of Applied Physics

Е. А. Хазанов · Institute of Applied Physics

А. М. Сергеев · Institute of Applied Physics

Abstract

Recent advances in the development of superpower lasers are reviewed. A number of possibilities that the newly available petawatt-power level lasers open up in the physics of extreme light fields are discussed.

Topics & Keywords

Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Laser Design and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Physics-Uspekhi

Volume 54, Issue 1, pp. 9-28

DOI: 10.3367/ufne.0181.201101c.0009

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