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Laser–plasma amplification of an ultrabroadband laser pulse to 0.3 TW
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DOI：10.1038/s41566-026-01977-1.png)
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Producing on-target laser intensities much greater than 1023 W cm−2 with current laser technologies is a roadblock to accessing new regimes of physics such as strong-field quantum electrodynamics. Laser–plasma amplifiers show promise to realize these intensities by augmenting the final amplifier and compressor in traditional chirped-pulse-amplification architectures with a plasma-based amplification and compression stage that operates at a much higher damage threshold. Here we demonstrate amplification of an ultrabroadband (>60 nm) pulse in a laser–plasma Raman amplifier. We directly amplified seed intensities up to 3.7 × 1015 W cm−2 and measured efficiencies up to 8.7%. Single-shot SPIDER measurements show a factor-of-2 reduction in the amplified pulse duration with final powers up to 0.3 TW, a 10× improvement over previous results. Final pulse durations of 64 fs are measured. Energy transfers greater than 220 mJ from the picosecond pump into the seed result in a 30× energy amplification of a 7.6 mJ seed. These results set the stage for a compact plasma afterburner based on Raman amplification that could extend the scientific capability of existing petawatt-class laser facilities to enable experiments at the intensity frontier. The researchers demonstrate amplification of an ultrabroadband pulse in a laser–plasma Raman amplifier, achieving efficiencies of up to 8.7%, final powers of up to 0.3 TW, and final pulse durations of 64 fs.
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