Title :
Spectral and spatial phase distorsions induced by mosaic gratings compressor of petawatt laser
Author :
Marre, G. ; Blanchot, N. ; Videau, L. ; Rouyer, C. ; Montant, S. ; Sauteret, C.
Author_Institution :
Commissariat a l´´Energie Atomique, Centre d´´Etudes Sci. et Tech., Le Barp
Abstract :
In petawatt lasers segmented mosaic gratings are studied to recompress pulses. Alignments of the mosaic elements are crucial. We discuss theoretical model of phase shift and tolerances on alignment are presented
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical distortion; optical pulse compression; mosaic gratings compressor; petawatt laser; phase shift; spatial phase distorsion; spectral phase distortion;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
