DocumentCode :
1575017
Title :
Power scaling of Ti:Sapphire amplifiers: Design of a high average power Temto-Petawatt laser
Author :
Bayramian, A.J. ; Armstrong, J.P. ; Beer, G.K. ; Campbell, R.W. ; Cross, R.R. ; Erlandson, A.C. ; Freitas, B.L. ; Kent, R.A. ; Menapace, J.A. ; Molander, W.A. ; Schaffers, K.I. ; Siders, C.W. ; Sutton, S.B. ; Tassano, J.B. ; Telford, S. ; Ebbers, C.A. ; C
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA
fYear :
2008
Firstpage :
775
Lastpage :
776
Abstract :
A large-aperture high-average-power gas-cooled Ti:sapphire slab pumped by the Mercury laser is the final amplifier in a chirped pulse amplification chain capable of producing a compressed peak power >1 petawatt and peak intensity >1023 W/cm2.
Keywords :
amplifiers; high-speed optical techniques; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; amplifiers; chirped pulse amplification chain; compressed peak power; high average power femto-petawatt laser; power scaling; Chirp; Gas lasers; High power amplifiers; Laser excitation; Optical design; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Slabs;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688850
Filename :
4688850
Link To Document :
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