Methods used to generate high-energy ultrashort laser pulses and their applications in various branches of science are reviewed. Special attention is given to the use of ultrastrong laser fields in the initiation of 'fast ignition' thermonuclear reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)95-110
Number of pages16
JournalQuantum Electronics
Volume27
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1997

    Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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