• DocumentCode
    197313
  • Title

    High repetition rate kJ-class nanosecond to femtosecond lasers

  • Author

    Ditmire, T. ; Gaul, E. ; Martinez, Manuel ; Donovan, M. ; White, William ; Frederickson, C. ; Grigsby, W. ; Dyer, G. ; Bernstein, Andrey ; Schill, Alexander ; Norby, J. ; Cheriaux, G. ; Chambaret, J.-P. ; LeGarrec, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for High Energy Density Sci., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using novel liquid cooled slab laser amplifier technology we have developed laser systems capable of amplifying nanosecond laser pulses to energy of ~1 kJ at repetition rate up to 0.1 Hz. The design and performance of these liquid cooled amplifiers at 18 cm aperture will be described along with plans to scale this technology to larger aperture and higher repetition rate.
  • Keywords
    cooling; high-speed optical techniques; solid lasers; femtosecond lasers; high repetition rate; large aperture; liquid cooled slab laser amplifier technology; nanosecond lasers; size 18 cm; Apertures; Glass; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Slabs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989993