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Generation and Parametric Amplification of Few‐Cycle Light Pulses at Relativistic Intensities

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In this work, the recent progress of the Petawatt Field Synthesizer has been described, a system that is designed to generate few-cycle light pulses at highly relativistic intensities by broadband OPCPA with picosecond pumping. On the route towards the experimental realization of this system with its unrivaled target parameters, important milestones have been reached.

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Kessel, A. (2018). Summary and Outlook. In: Generation and Parametric Amplification of Few‐Cycle Light Pulses at Relativistic Intensities. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92843-2_7

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