Title :
Precision performance for full-scale operation of LFEX PW laser
Author :
N. Miyanaga;J. Kawanaka;S. Tokita;T. Jitsuno;Y. Nakata;H. Shiraga;S. Fujioka
Author_Institution :
Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
Abstract :
LFEX is a four-beam, picosecond Nd: glass laser system based on the chirped pulse amplification. The current operation level of amplifier is ~400 J/beam with a chirping of ~2 ns/3 nm. The compressor output is ~1.4 kJ at a pulse width of ~1.5 ps with a pulse contrast better than 109.
Keywords :
"Laser beams","Optical fiber amplifiers","Mirrors","Chirp","Diffraction gratings","Glass"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2015 11th Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2015.7375978
