Title :
Ensuring compactness, reliability, and scalability for the next generation of high-field lasers
Author :
Nees, John ; Biswas, Santosh ; Droun, F. ; Faure, Jérôme ; Nantel, Mark ; Mourou, Gérard A. ; Nishimura, Akihiko ; Takuma, Hiroshi ; Itatani, Jiro ; Chanteloup, Jean-Christophe ; Hönninger, Clemens
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
If further developments in high-field lasers are to be accessible to universities and institutes, new laser materials and phase control techniques, which will result in compact, reliable systems with higher peak power, must be adopted. The choice of high-saturation-fluence gain material and the measurement and active control of temporal and spatial phase distortions for compact chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) systems of the future are discussed. Using the proper material and phase control a focused intensity of 1025 W/cm2 is theoretically possible
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser reliability; optical focusing; optical materials; optical modulation; solid lasers; compact chirped-pulse amplification; compactness; focused intensity; high-field lasers; high-saturation-fluence gain material; higher peak power; laser materials; phase control techniques; reliability; scalability; solid laser materials; Distortion measurement; Educational institutions; Gain measurement; Laser noise; Materials reliability; Optical materials; Phase control; Power lasers; Power system reliability; Scalability;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.686745
