New laser techniques for repeatable ultrahigh peak power laser beyond petawatt

Author

Kawanaka, J. ; Kurita, Taiichiro ; Fujioka, K. ; Furuse, H. ; Sueda, K. ; Tsubakimoto, K. ; Fujimoto, Yasutaka ; Yoshida, Hiroyuki ; Miyanaga, N.

Author_Institution

Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

June 30 2013-July 4 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Three key techniques have been demonstrated in small scale. Cryogenic Yb:YAG-ceramic DPSSL operated in high energy fluence at high optical efficiency for a repeatable high-pulse-energy pump source. Optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) with a spatially random-phased pump beam was demonstrated assuming multi-beam pump in kilo-joule-class. Partially deuterated KDP crystals showed broad spectral gain bandwidth for few cycle pulses in non-collinear OPCPA and were successfully grown.

Keywords

chirp modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; KDP; OPCPA; YAG:Yb; broad spectral gain bandwidth; cryogenic Yb:YAG-ceramic DPSSL; high energy fluence; high optical efficiency; kilo-joule-class; laser techniques; multibeam pump; optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification; partially deuterated KDP crystals; repeatable high-pulse-energy pump source; repeatable ultrahigh peak power laser; spatially random-phased pump beam; Cryogenics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on

Conference_Location

Kyoto

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600064

Filename

6600064