Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

Summary form only given. Optical parametric amplifiers already have widespread use in applications requiring pulses with broad tunability and/or short pulse duration. However a new scheme known as optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) because it uses an optical parametric amplifier (OPA) as a chirped pulse amplifier (CPA), offers further exciting possibilities for the generation of greatly increased pulse power and focused intensity.