• DocumentCode
    1656879
  • Title

    High dynamic range temporal contrast measurement and characterization of oscillators for seeding high energy petawatt laser systems

  • Author

    Alessi, D. ; Spinka, T. ; Betts, S. ; Kanz, V.K. ; Sigurdsson, R. ; Riordan, B. ; Crane, J.K. ; Haefner, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have measured the temporal contrast and performance of oscillators to determine their feasibility for future ultra-high-contrast experiments on the Advanced Radiographic Capability at the National Ignition Facility.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser variables measurement; optical variables measurement; oscillators; advanced radiographic capability; high dynamic range temporal contrast measurement; high energy petawatt laser systems; oscillator characterization; ultrahigh-contrast experiments; Dynamic range; Ignition; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Optimized production technology; Oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325784