DocumentCode
2790105
Title
Interferometric Tiling of large-aperture gratings for Petawatt laser systems
Author
Qiao, J. ; Kelly, J.H. ; Canning, D. ; Guardalben, M.J. ; King, G. ; Price, J. ; Kalb, A. ; Jungquist, R. ; Rigatti, A.L.
Author_Institution
University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, 250 East River Road, Rochester, NY 14623-1299, USA
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A tiled-grating assembly with three large-scale gratings is developed with real-time interferometric tiling control for a petawatt laser system. Tiling-parameters sensitivity and focal-spot degradation are analyzed for a compressor composed of four such assemblies.
Keywords
Assembly; Diffraction gratings; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Laser beams; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse compression; Pistons; Tiles; Tolerance analysis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431501
Filename
4431501
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