• DocumentCode
    422403
  • 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
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361911