• DocumentCode
    2256842
  • Title

    Realization of a tiled-grating compressor for the OMEGA EP Petawatt Laser System

  • Author

    Qiao, J. ; Kalb, A. ; Canning, D. ; Kelly, J.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Laser Energetics, Rochester Univ., Rochester, NY
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Eight tiled-grating assemblies (TGApsilas) have been developed for the OMEGA EP Petawatt laser system. The methods and results for tiling individual TGApsilas and for optimizing the overall tiling performance of the compressors will be described.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; optical pulse compression; OMEGA EP Petawatt laser system; tiled-grating assemblies; tiled-grating compressor; Assembly systems; Gratings; Interferometers; Laboratories; Mirrors; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse compression; Pulse compression methods; Stability; Tiles; (120.3180) Interferometry; (320.5520) Pulse compression;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572359