Title :
Vulcan; a petawatt laser facility for 10/sup 21/ W cm/sup -2/ experiments
Author :
Collier, J. ; Edwards, C.B. ; Danson, C.N. ; Hutchinson, M.H.R. ; Neely, David ; Wyborn, B.
Author_Institution :
Central Laser Fac., Rutherford Appleton Lab., Chilton, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only. We report on the 3 year development programme to establish a Petawatt beamline on the Vulcan Nd:glass laser capable of delivering target intensity in the 10/sup 21/ W cm/sup -2/ regime by mid 2002. We describe the optical layout and mechanical design of the new target area, dedicated to short pulse interaction experiments, which is required to house the 15 m long vacuum compressor and target chamber.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; neodymium; optical modulation; solid lasers; 15 m; Petawatt beamline; Vulcan Nd:glass laser; Vulcan petawatt laser facility; mechanical design; optical layout; short pulse interaction experiments; target area; target chamber; target intensity; vacuum compressor; Adaptive optics; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optimized production technology; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Solid state circuits; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909992
