Title :
Wavefront correction and aberrations pre-compensation in the middle of petawatt-class CPA laser chains
Author :
Canova, Federico ; Canova, Lorenzo ; Chambaret, Jean-Paul ; Levecq, Xavier ; Lavergne, Emeric ; Dovillaire, Guillaume ; Planchon, Thomas A.
Author_Institution :
Laboratoire d?Optique Appliqu?e, ENSTA-Ecole Polytechnique-CNRS UMR 7639, Chemin de la Huni?re, 91761 Palaiseau CEDEX, France
Abstract :
We describe preliminary experiences to validate correction of wavefront aberrations in middle of laser chain. This technique allows correction of aberrations from first part, and the pre-compensation of aberrations built in second part of laser.
Keywords :
Chemical lasers; Chirp modulation; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431069
