This report reviews the scientific activities on high power
laser and laser plasma physics at CIAE. A 6-beam KrF excimer
laser system (100 J/23 ns/248 nm/1013 W/cm2, 15
min/shot) has been built, the Raman technologies used to upgrade
it to 1014 W/cm2 has been studied. A UV femtosecond
Ti:sapphire/KrF hybrid laser (50 mJ/220 fs/248 nm/1017 W/cm2) has been developed also, hot electron generation
research has been carried out in the fs laser. In the near future,
the fs laser will be amplified in six-beam laser system to produce
ultra-high intensity to do fundamental researches on Fast Ignition
of ICF.