Abstract
We demonstrate that the technique of nonlinear ellipse rotation in a gas-filled hollow waveguide satisfies all the requirements for greatly improving the pulse contrast of microjoule-to-millijoule femtosecond laser pulses. We believe that this technique will facilitate the development of the next generation of ultra-high-peak power laser systems.
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