Title :
Ultrafast, ultrahigh-peak, and high-average power Ti:sapphire laser system and its applications
Author :
Yamakawa, Koichi ; Barty, Christopher P J
Author_Institution :
Kansai Res. Establ., JAERI, Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
We review progress in the generation of multiterawatt optical pulses in the 10-fs range. We describe a design, performance, and characterization of a Ti:sapphire laser system based on chirped-pulse amplification, which has produced a peak power in excess of 100 TW with sub-20-fs pulse durations and an average power of 19 W at a 10-Hz repetition rate. We also discuss extension of this system to the petawatt power level and potential applications in the relativistic, ultrahigh intensity regimes.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 10 fs; 100 TW; 19 W; 20 fs; Ti:sapphire laser system design; average power; chirped-pulse amplification; fs pulse durations; multiterawatt optical pulse generation; peak power; petawatt power level; repetition rate; review; ultrafast ultrahigh-peak high-average power Ti:sapphire laser system; ultrahigh intensity regimes; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.883381
