Fyzikální ústav Akademie věd ČR

We aim to reach power up to a petawatt level (10¹⁵ Watt) in laser pulses with duration of tens femtoseconds (10^-14s). The pulses will be used for a study of new effects in ultra-high electromagnetical fields. We concentrate on an ultra-short pulse propagation in media and a technique of pulse amplification up to 30 terawatts (30×10¹² W).