2018 - Nobel Prize in Physics for the practical implementation of chirped pulse amplification

* Strickland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018, together with Gerard Mourou, for the practical implementation of chirped pulse amplification (CPA) * Method of making pulses of laser light of high power & short duration * Technique whereby laser pulse is stretched out temporally and spectrally, then amplified, and then compressed again * Stretching and compression uses devices that ensure that the different color components of the pulse travel different distances * CPA is the technique used by most high-powered lasers in the world.

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Optics

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