Donna Strickland co-developed chirped pulse amplification with Gérard Mourou. In their 1985 experiment, an optical fiber broadened and stretched the optical pulse; amplification was followed by recompression using diffraction gratings. The reported output reached millijoule energies with a duration of about seconds. Stretching before amplification reduced the peak power encountered by the amplifier, making the final short, energetic optical pulse possible.[ref]
Compression of amplified chirped optical pulses by Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou. Corrected 1985 paper, abstract and optical-fiber/amplifier/grating-compressor arrangement
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Donna Strickland by University of Waterloo. Independent professional identity
Portrait of Donna Strickland
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Donna Strickland is a Canadian physicist known for her work in the field of laser technologies. She gained significant recognition for her contributions to the development of chirped pulse amplification (CPA), a breakthrough technique that has greatly advanced the field of high-intensity laser physics. This innovation has paved the way for various applications in medicine, manufacturing, and fundamental research.
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