Collection Of theses on high power laser and plasma physics, Volume. 14, Issue 1, 10124(2016)

Spectral phase effects and control requirements of coherent beam combining for ultrashort ultrahigh intensity laser systems

YONG CUI1... YAN-QI GAO1,2,*, ZE-XI ZHAO1, ZHONG-YANG XU1, NING AN1, DA-WEI LI3, JIAN-WEI YU3, TAO WANG1, GUANG XU3, WEI-XIN MA1 and YA-PING DAI4 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, 1129 Chenjiashan Road, Jiading, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 3Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, 390 Qinghe Road, Jiading, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 4Laser Fusion Research Center, P.O. Box 919-981, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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    Received: Sep. 2, 2016

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    Published Online: May. 26, 2017

    The Author Email: YAN-QI GAO (liufenggyq@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/ao.55.010124

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