Title :
Interferometric Tiling of large-aperture gratings for Petawatt laser systems
Author :
Qiao, J. ; Kelly, J.H. ; Canning, D. ; Guardalben, M.J. ; King, G. ; Price, J. ; Kalb, A. ; Jungquist, R. ; Rigatti, A.L.
Author_Institution :
University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, 250 East River Road, Rochester, NY 14623-1299, USA
Abstract :
A tiled-grating assembly with three large-scale gratings is developed with real-time interferometric tiling control for a petawatt laser system. Tiling-parameters sensitivity and focal-spot degradation are analyzed for a compressor composed of four such assemblies.
Keywords :
Assembly; Diffraction gratings; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Laser beams; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse compression; Pistons; Tiles; Tolerance analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431501
