Title :
Beams homogenization and shaping to pump Petawatt class Ti:sapphire crystals
Author :
Canova, Federico ; Chambaret, Jean-Paul ; Mourou, Gérard ; Planchon, Thomas ; Plé, Fabien ; Pittman, Moana
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Opt. Appliquee, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We have studied and designed an optical solutions to homogenize and shape the spatial profile of intense nanosecond pump beams to be used for a Petawatt-class Ti:sapphire amplifier. Simulations and experimental results will be presented.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical materials; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire amplifier; Ti:sapphire crystals; beams homogenization; intense nanosecond pump beam; optical solution; pump Petawatt class; spatial profile; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical arrays; Optical design; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568205