Title :
High-contrast, CEP-controlled double-CPA laser
Author :
Ricci, A. ; Jullien, A. ; Böhle, F. ; Rousseau, J.-P. ; Grabielle, S. ; Forget, N. ; Tournois, P. ; Lopez-Martens, Rodrigo
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´Opt. Applique, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We present the first CEP stable double-CPA laser system, producing 8 mJ, 22 fs pulses and featuring high temporal contrast (1011) for performing relativistic intensity laser-plasma interactions at 1 kHz repetition rate.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser stability; plasma light propagation; relativistic plasmas; solid lasers; carrier envelope phase; chirped pulse amplification; energy 8 mJ; femtosecond pulses; high-contrast CEP-controlled double-CPA laser; relativistic intensity laser-plasma interactions; stable double-CPA laser system; temporal contrast; time 22 fs; Bandwidth; Cleaning; Laser stability; Optical fiber amplifiers; Plasmas; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
