Author/Authors :
Dawson، J. نويسنده , , Miyanaga، N. نويسنده , , Moses، John E. نويسنده , , Kelly، J. H. نويسنده , , Kessler، T. J. نويسنده , , Kruschwitz، B. E. نويسنده , , Waxer، L. J. نويسنده , , Zuegel، J. D. نويسنده , , Borneis، S. نويسنده , , Barty، C. نويسنده , , Legarrec، B. نويسنده , , Danson، C. نويسنده , , Rambo، P. K. نويسنده , , Leblanc، C. نويسنده , , Schmid، A. W. نويسنده , , Jungquist، R. نويسنده , , Britten، J. نويسنده , , Jovanovic، I. نويسنده , , Blanchot، N. نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The laser challenges and state of the art in high-energy, solid-state petawatt lasers for fast ignition (FI) research are reviewed. A number of new laser systems are currently under construction or being planned that will facilitate proof-of-principle FI experiments. Recent technological advances in each of the major ultrafast laser subsystems are reported, including chirped-pulse generation and broadband amplification in the front end, high-energy amplification, and pulse compression with adaptive wavefront correction. Unique challenges related to operating high-energy chirped-pulse-amplification laser systems for FI, such as protection from target back reflections, are also addressed.
