High-average-power femto-petawatt laser pumped by the Mercury laser facility

Bayramian, A.; Armstrong, James P.; Beer, G.; Campbell, R.; Chai, B. H. T.; Cross, Robert R.; Erlandson, Alvin C.; Fei, Yting; Freitas, B.L.; Kent, R.; Menapace, Joseph A.; Molander, William A.; Schaffers, Kathleen I.; Siders, C. W.; Sutton, S.B.; Tassano, J.B.; Telford, S.; Ebbers, Christopher A.; Caird, J. A.; Barty, C. P. J.

doi:10.1364/josab.25.000b57

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“…It is proposed to use the Mercury laser facility at LLNL, USA, a diode pumped Yb:S-FAP laser, to pump a Ti:S laser to generate >1 PW powers at repetition rates of 10 Hz [135] . Mercury has been developed as a high average power laser (HAPL) using diode arrays and optimized gas cooling as a precursor to an advanced fusion driver [136] .…”

Section: Diode Pumped Systemsmentioning

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Petawatt class lasers worldwide

Danson

Hillier

Hopps

et al. 2015

High Pow Laser Sci Eng

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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: Diode Pumped Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Petawatt class lasers worldwide

Danson

Hillier

Hopps

et al. 2015

High Pow Laser Sci Eng

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“…Additionally, the upcoming increase in repetition rate of these lasers (now a few shots per hour) will soon increase with the development of fiber [41] or diode-pumped lasers [42,43]. The smooth electric field profiles [19] and the simple structure (potentially a single target [44]) of the microlens make this technique compatible with quick, repeatable lasers making laser-based short-pulse neutron sources even more attractive.…”

Section: H Y S I C a L R E V I E W L E T T E R Smentioning

confidence: 99%

Temporal Narrowing of Neutrons Produced by High-Intensity Short-Pulse Lasers

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“…These planned projects aim at delivering kilojoule nanosecond pulses with repetition rates in the 10-20 Hz regime. Several smaller systems are build to test the scaling options for these high average power lasers: in USA the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory operated the Mercury system (~60 J, 10 Hz) [5], in Japan the Institute for Laser Engineering operates the HALNA system (~20 J, 10 Hz) [6], in Germany the Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics operates POLARIS system (12 J, 0.05 Hz) [7], in France the Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation des Lasers Intenses operates LUCIA system (10 J, 2 Hz) [8], and in United Kingdom the Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory operates DiPOLE system (6 J, 10 Hz) [9].…”

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Conceptual design of 100 J cryogenically-cooled multi-slab laser for fusion research

Divoký

Sawicka

Sikocinski

et al. 2013

EPJ Web of Conferences

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Abstract. We present a comparison of two alternative laser layouts for HiLASE and ELI Beamlines projects. The cryogenically cooled laser is 100 J class with 2 ns pulse length and operates at 10 Hz repetition rate. The laser beam is intended for industrial applications in HiLASE, for OPCPA pumping in ELI Beamlines and can serve as a test bed for large scale high repetition rate fusion lasers. First layout utilizes classical scheme with preamplifier and main amplifier, while the second layout utilizes single amplifier scheme with two amplifier heads. The comparison is based on the results obtained from homemade MATLAB code for evaluation of amplified spontaneous emission and stored energy and on a beam propagation simulated in MIRÓ code.

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High-average-power femto-petawatt laser pumped by the Mercury laser facility

Cited by 99 publications

References 16 publications

Petawatt class lasers worldwide

Petawatt class lasers worldwide

Temporal Narrowing of Neutrons Produced by High-Intensity Short-Pulse Lasers

Conceptual design of 100 J cryogenically-cooled multi-slab laser for fusion research

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