DocumentCode
2656419
Title
Design of the Texas petawatt laser
Author
Gaul, E.W. ; Ditmire, T. ; Martinez, M.D. ; Douglas, S. ; Gorski, D. ; Hays, G.R. ; Henderson, W. ; Erlandson, A. ; Caird, J. ; Ebbers, C. ; Iovanovic, I. ; Molander, W.
Author_Institution
Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
26
Abstract
We report on the design of a novel, high energy (200 J), short pulse (150 fs) laser that is based on hybrid, broadband optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) and mixed silicate and phosphate Nd:glass amplification.
Keywords
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; neodymium; optical glass; phosphorus compounds; silicon compounds; solid lasers; 150 fs; 200 J; Nd:glass amplification; broadband optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; mixed silicate; petawatt laser design; phosphate; short pulse laser; Bandwidth; Gratings; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
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.2005.1549364
Filename
1549364
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