Ultrafast and High-Intensity Science Opened by Chirped Pulse Amplification and Optical Phase Control

Abstract

Due to invention of Chirped Pulse Amplification (CPA) by Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland, ultrashort light pulse of attosecond duration and ultra-high intensity field reaching relativistic proton acceleration are now available. Recent progresses in the ultrafast and high intensity science opened by CPA and optical phase control are reviewed.