Title :
Multiterawatt laser as a front end for the OMEGA EP (extended performance) laser chain
Author :
Bagnoud, V. ; Begishev, I.A. ; Guardalben, M.J. ; Puth, J. ; Zuegel, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
We report on a laser system developed as the front end for a multipetawatt-class laser that uses an optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier as a preamplifier and a glass power amplifier. Early results are presented.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; solid lasers; OMEGA EP laser chain; glass power amplifier; optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
