EPJ Special Topics (EPJ ST)

Open Access

Editorial

Science and applications of the coherent amplifying network (CAN) laser

Gérard Mourou

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02561-1

Review

Progress in high average power ultrafast lasers

W.S. Brocklesby

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02562-0

Spectral pulse synthesis in large-scale ultrafast coherent combining systems

F. Guichard, M. Hanna, L. Lombard, Y. Zaouter, C. Hönninger, F. Morin, F. Druon, E. Mottay and P. Georges

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02563-y

Review

Highly scalable coherent fiber combining

M. Antier, J. Bourderionnet, C. Larat, E. Lallier and A. Brignon

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02564-x

Review

Collective synchronization and phase locking of fs fiber amplifiers: Requirements and potential solutions

L. Lombard, C. Bellanger, G. Canat, L. Mugnier, F. Cassaing, V. Michau, P. Bourdon and J. Primot

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02565-9

Review

Divided-pulse amplification for terawatt-class fiber lasers

T. Eidam, M. Kienel, A. Klenke, J. Limpert and A. Tünnermann

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02566-8

Review

Stack and dump: Peak-power scaling by coherent pulse addition in passive cavities

S. Breitkopf, T. Eidam, A. Klenke, H. Carstens, S. Holzberger, E. Fill, T. Schreiber, F. Krausz, A. Tünnermann et al. (2 more)

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02567-7

Modeling of coherent beam combining from multimillijoule chirped pulse tapered fiber amplifiers

A.V. Andrianov, A.V. Kim, E.A. Anashkina, I.B. Meyerov, S.A. Lebedev, A.M. Sergeev, K. Koenig and G. Mourou

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02568-6

Resonant cavity based time-domain multiplexing techniques for coherently combined fiber laser systems

T. Zhou, J. Ruppe, P. Stanfield, J. Nees, R. Wilcox and A. Galvanauskas

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02569-5

Review

Fused fiber components for parallel coherent fiber lasers

A. Zoubir and P. Dupriez

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02570-0

XCAN – A coherent amplification network of femtosecond fiber chirped-pulse amplifiers

L. Daniault, S. Bellanger, J. Le Dortz, J. Bourderionnet, É. Lallier, C. Larat, M. Antier-Murgey, J.-C. Chanteloup, A. Brignon et al. (2 more)

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02571-y

Review

CERN needs for future accelerators in high energy physics

B.J. Holzer

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02572-x

Laser-based ion sources for medical applications

V.Yu. Bychenkov and A.V. Brantov

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02573-9

Laser fields in dynamically ionized plasma structures for coherent acceleration

Ph. Luu-Thanh, T. Tückmantel, A. Pukhov and I. Kostyukov

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02574-8

Review

Laser driven nuclear science and applications: The need of high efficiency, high power and high repetition rate Laser beams

S. Gales

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02575-7

ICAN: High power neutral beam generation

S.D. Moustaizis, P. Lalousis, K. Perrakis, P. Auvray, J. Larour, J.E. Ducret and P. Balcou

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02576-6

Space-based application of the CAN laser to LIDAR and orbital debris remediation

M.N. Quinn, V. Jukna, T. Ebisuzaki, I. Dicaire, R. Soulard, L. Summerer, A. Couairon and G. Mourou

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02577-5

Advanced space power and propulsion based on lasers

M. Roth and B.G. Logan

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02578-4

Adaptive optics for the E-ELT: Lessons for ICAN

C. Petit, V. Michau and L. Lombard

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2015-02579-3

EPJ

The European Physical Journal Special Topics

Science and Applications of the Coherent Amplifying Network (CAN) Laser

Science and applications of the coherent amplifying network (CAN) laser

Progress in high average power ultrafast lasers

Spectral pulse synthesis in large-scale ultrafast coherent combining systems

Highly scalable coherent fiber combining

Collective synchronization and phase locking of fs fiber amplifiers: Requirements and potential solutions

Divided-pulse amplification for terawatt-class fiber lasers

Stack and dump: Peak-power scaling by coherent pulse addition in passive cavities

Modeling of coherent beam combining from multimillijoule chirped pulse tapered fiber amplifiers

Resonant cavity based time-domain multiplexing techniques for coherently combined fiber laser systems

Fused fiber components for parallel coherent fiber lasers

XCAN – A coherent amplification network of femtosecond fiber chirped-pulse amplifiers

CERN needs for future accelerators in high energy physics

Laser-based ion sources for medical applications

Laser fields in dynamically ionized plasma structures for coherent acceleration

Laser driven nuclear science and applications: The need of high efficiency, high power and high repetition rate Laser beams

ICAN: High power neutral beam generation

Space-based application of the CAN laser to LIDAR and orbital debris remediation

Advanced space power and propulsion based on lasers

Adaptive optics for the E-ELT: Lessons for ICAN

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