• DocumentCode
    2656480
  • Title

    Advanced dielectric grating technology for high-energy petawatt lasers

  • Author

    Britten, J.A. ; Jovanovic, I. ; Molander, W.A. ; Aasen, M.D. ; Brown, C.G. ; Carlson, T.C. ; Hoaglan, C.R. ; Jones, L.M., II ; Nguyen, H.T. ; Nissen, J.D. ; Stuart, B.C. ; Summers, L.J. ; Barty, C.P.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    2035
  • Abstract
    We describe the design, fabrication, and test of large-area multilayer dielectric gratings for high-energy petawatt lasers. 80×40-cm2, 1780-mm-1 gratings have been fabricated, exhibiting high diffraction efficiency and >4 J/cm2, 10-ps damage thresholds on witness samples.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical multilayers; 10 ps; damage threshold; dielectric gratings technology; fabrication; high-energy petawatt laser design; Dielectrics; Diffraction gratings; Laser fusion; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optimization methods; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549367
  • Filename
    1549367
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2656480