• DocumentCode
    2656500
  • Title

    Characterisation of multilayer dielectric gratings for petawatt-class lasers

  • Author

    Cotel, A. ; Forget, N. ; Brach, C. ; Bonnemason, F. ; Baynard, E. ; Le Bris, C. ; Le Blanc, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Horiba Jobin Yvon, Longjumeau, France
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    2038
  • Abstract
    We present a complete characterisation of multilayer dielectric gratings. We discuss on critical parameters for damage threshold studies, such as influence of pulse duration, number of shots on the grating, and incidence angle.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical design techniques; optical multilayers; damage threshold; multilayer dielectric gratings; petawatt-class laser; pulse duration; Compressors; Dielectrics; Diffraction gratings; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Shape measurement;
  • 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.2005.1549368
  • Filename
    1549368