A recent publication in the Nature journal Photonics (Nat. Photon. 19, 1013-1019 (2025)) describes the implementation of an enhanced optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier system led by Prof. Dr. László Veisz at Umeå University in Sweden, which produced laser pulses with a completely regular waveform, a duration of 4.3 fs, and a power of 100 TW in the visible to near-infrared range of spectrum.
By creating special mirrors that were not commercially available, Kárpát Ferencz, a retiree of the Wigner Centre and managing director of Optilab Ltd, significantly contributed to the success of the develpment, which is why the Swedis partner recognized his work with co-authorship, who named the HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics as his primary research site.
The new device will enable promising relativistic laser-plasma experiments.
Publication availability: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01720-2.
