Title :
Advanced dielectric grating technology for high-energy petawatt lasers
Author :
Britten, J.A. ; Jovanovic, I. ; Molander, W.A. ; Aasen, M.D. ; Brown, C.G. ; Carlson, T.C. ; Hoaglan, C.R. ; Jones, L.M., II ; Nguyen, H.T. ; Nissen, J.D. ; Stuart, B.C. ; Summers, L.J. ; Barty, C.P.J.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
We describe the design, fabrication, and test of large-area multilayer dielectric gratings for high-energy petawatt lasers. 80×40-cm2, 1780-mm-1 gratings have been fabricated, exhibiting high diffraction efficiency and >4 J/cm2, 10-ps damage thresholds on witness samples.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical multilayers; 10 ps; damage threshold; dielectric gratings technology; fabrication; high-energy petawatt laser design; Dielectrics; Diffraction gratings; Laser fusion; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optimization methods; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549367
