Probing the quantum vacuum with ultra intense laser pulses
  This article presents: 1) The theoretical background of strong field physics and vacuum structure and stability; 2) The instrumental developments in the area of pulse lasers and considers the physics case for ultra intense laser facilities; and 3) Discussion of the applied and fundamental uses of ultra-intense lasers. 
B. Manuel Hegelich, Gerard Mourou, Johann Rafelski
physics.optics hep-ph quant-ph