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chirped-pulse amplification

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.

Noun

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

  1. 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.
    • 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 of chirped-pulse amplification

Forms of chirped-pulse amplification

pluralchirped-pulse amplifications

Origin of chirped-pulse amplification

From chirp + -ed + pulse + amplification.

Questions about chirped-pulse amplification

What does chirped-pulse amplification mean?
Chirped-pulse amplification means 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.
What part of speech is chirped-pulse amplification?
Chirped-pulse amplification is a noun.
What is the plural of chirped-pulse amplification?
The plural of chirped-pulse amplification is chirped-pulse amplifications.

Words near chirped-pulse amplification in the dictionary

  1. chirotope
  2. chirotopes
  3. chirotopic
  4. chirp
  5. chirped
  6. chirped-pulse amplification
  7. chirped-pulse amplifications
  8. chirper
  9. chirpers
  10. chirpier
  11. chirpies

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