Ultrafast laser pulses used to develop powerful attosecond imaging technique
![dual-chirped optical parametric amplification (DC-OPA) method By amplifying complementary regions of the spectrum, Takahashi and Xu’s advanced dual-chirped optical parametric amplification (DC-OPA) method involves just two crystals.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_banner/public/2024-04/attosecond%20imaging%20technique%20with%20ultrafast%20laser.jpeg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=1ZWxjPra)
Takahashi and Lu Xu suggest their advanced dual-chirped optical parametric amplification method can multiply the energy of single-cycle laser pulses by up to 50 times. Image: © 2024 RIKEN
Eiji Takahashi and Lu Xu, physicists from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP), have created extremely short laser pulses with a peak power output of six trillion watts using a new technique called advanced dual-chirped optical parametric amplification.
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