chirped-pulse amplification

noun

Technique for achieving greater amplification of a laser pulse by stretching ("chirping") it, amplifying it, and then compressing it, thereby avoiding damage to amplifier components.

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Meanings

nounchirped-pulse amplification (countable and uncountable, plural chirped-pulse amplifications)

plural chirped-pulse amplifications

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesTechnique for achieving greater amplification of a laser pulse by stretching ("chirping") it, amplifying it, and then compressing it, thereby avoiding damage to amplifier components.

    This progress is made possible by the use of the chirped-pulse amplification technique […]

    1998, S. Backus et al., “High power ultrafast lasers”, in Review of Scientific Instruments, volume 69, number 3, pages 1207-1223

    Synonyms: CPA

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTechnique for achieving greater amplification of a laser pulse by stretching ("chirping") it, amplifying it, and then compressing it, thereby avoiding damage to amplifier components.

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CPA

Origin

From chirp + -ed + pulse + amplification.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 啁啾脈衝放大 /啁啾脉冲放大
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