Generation of 50-TW femtosecond pulses in a Ti:sapphire/Nd:glass chain

Rouyer, C.; Mazataud, E.; Allais, I.; Pierre, Andrew J.; Seznec, S.; Sauteret, C.; Mourou, G.

doi:10.1364/ol.18.000214

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“…Other developments around this time included a neodymium based additive pulse mode locking system [57] which could generate pulses at under 0.5 ps at 1054 nm. These approaches were developed simultaneously in France [58,59] and in the UK [60,61] , producing the first well defined, 100 TW class laser systems.…”

Section: The Road To Petawatt Class Lasersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Petawatt class lasers worldwide

Danson

Hillier

Hopps

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The use of ultra-high intensity laser beams to achieve extreme material states in the laboratory has become almost routine with the development of the petawatt laser. Petawatt class lasers have been constructed for specific research activities, including particle acceleration, inertial confinement fusion and radiation therapy, and for secondary source generation (x-rays, electrons, protons, neutrons and ions). They are also now routinely coupled, and synchronized, to other large scale facilities including megajoule scale lasers, ion and electron accelerators, x-ray sources and z-pinches. The authors of this paper have tried to compile a comprehensive overview of the current status of petawatt class lasers worldwide. The definition of 'petawatt class' in this context is a laser that delivers >200 TW.

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Section: The Road To Petawatt Class Lasersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Petawatt class lasers worldwide

Danson

Hillier

Hopps

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“…This stretcher is used in 4 passes and is made of optics with an aperture allowing an unclipped spectrum of 24 nm FWHM. In this configuration the spectrum at the output of the stretcher does not have a steep cut-off as shown on figure 1, allowing to improve the pulse contrast ratio by two orders of magnitude as compared with our previous set-up [4]. One further advantage of this high stretching factor is to decrease the B-integral to less than 0.5.…”

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“…However much more energy can be obtained on large scale amplifiers based on Nd-doped glasses. We have implemented such a scheme utilizing Ti:sapphire technology for the generation and preamplification [4] and mixing of different types of Nd-doped glasses for the high energy extraction and broad band capability [5].…”

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<title>Sub-100-TW pulse generation with optical intensities in excess of 1019 W/cm<formula><sup><roman>2</roman></sup></formula></title>

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Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF)

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“…Yb:LuAG emerged recently and is a suitable alternative to Yb:YAG, with higher thermal conductivity at high doping levels and increased emission cross-section but narrower spectral bandwidth [51] . We envisage further development using Yb:LuAG.…”

Section: Mj and 1 J Cryo-yb:yag Amplifiersmentioning

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Laser system design for table-top X-ray light source

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We present possible conceptual designs of a laser system for driving table-top free-electron lasers based on terahertz acceleration. After discussing the achievable performances of laser amplifiers with Yb:YAG at cryogenic and room temperature and Yb:YLF at cryogenic temperature, we present amplification modules with available results and concepts of amplifier chains based on these laser media. Their performances are discussed in light of the specifications for the tasks within the table-top light source. Technical and engineering challenges, such as cooling, control, synchronization and diagnostics, are outlined. Three concepts for the laser layout feeding the accelerator are eventually derived and presented.

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Generation of 50-TW femtosecond pulses in a Ti:sapphire/Nd:glass chain

Cited by 106 publications

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Petawatt class lasers worldwide

Petawatt class lasers worldwide

<title>Sub-100-TW pulse generation with optical intensities in excess of 1019 W/cm<formula><sup><roman>2</roman></sup></formula></title>

Laser system design for table-top X-ray light source

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