Title :
High repetition rate PetaWatt level Titanium Sapphire laser system for laser wakefield acceleration
Author :
Lureau, F. ; Laux, S. ; Casagrande, O. ; Radier, C. ; Chalus, O. ; Caradec, F. ; Simon-Boisson, C.
Author_Institution :
Thales Optronique S.A., Elancourt, France
Abstract :
We describe design and performance of a PetaWatt laser based on Titanium Sapphire and working at an unprecedented repetition rate of 1 Hz. Preliminary results indicate an energy of 22 J before the final amplifier.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical pulse generation; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; wakefield accelerators; Al2O3:Ti; energy 22 J; frequency 1 Hz; high repetition rate laser; laser wakefield acceleration; petawatt level titanium sapphire laser system; ultrahigh intensity laser pulses; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Pump lasers; Titanium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
