DocumentCode
2243224
Title
Characterization of a high-contrast front-end prototype for the OMEGA EP laser facility
Author
Dorrer, C.
Author_Institution
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The temporal and spectral properties of a high-contrast front-end prototype developed for the OMEGA EP chirped pulse amplification system are described. A hundredfold contrast improvement and improved beam quality are obtained.
Keywords
chirp modulation; laser beams; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; Omega EP Laser Facility; beam quality; chirped pulse amplification; optical parametric amplifier; Fluorescence; Measurement by laser beam; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Preamplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5950738
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