• DocumentCode
    2656247
  • Title

    A multiterawatt laser using a high-contrast, optical parametric chirped-pulse preamplifier

  • Author

    Bagnoud, V. ; Puth, J. ; Begishev, I. ; Guardalben, M. ; Zuegel, J.D. ; Forget, N. ; Le Blanc, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Laser Energetics, Rochester Univ., NY, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    2003
  • Abstract
    A laser has been built that uses optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification and a glass booster amplifier. We review the performance of the 5-Hz, multijoule OPCPA pump laser, the 370-mJ OPCPA, and the overall laser.
  • Keywords
    chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; 370 mJ; 5 Hz; glass booster amplifier; multiterawatt laser; optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification; optical parametric chirped-pulse preamplifier; pump laser; Chirp; Glass; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Preamplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549356
  • Filename
    1549356