DocumentCode
2900232
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
fYear
2005
fDate
12-17 June 2005
Firstpage
427
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8974-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568205
Filename
1568205
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