Title :
Application of an adaptive mirror system for high intensity experiments with MBI multiterwatt Ti:sapphire laser
Author :
Aleksandrov, A. ; Busch, S. ; Eichmann, U. ; Gubbini, E. ; Kalachnikov, M.P. ; Kudryaschov, A. ; Nickles, P.V. ; Schnürer, M. ; Schonnagel, H. ; Avetisyan, S. Ter
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. fur Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
The quality of the laser beam wave front is one of the most important parameters limiting the laser intensity available for laser-matter interactions. Application of an adaptive mirror can substantially improve the wave front parameters, thus increasing maximum focusable intensity. Optimizing the laser beam with the adaptive system we succeeded to improve the Strehl ratio of the recompressed pulse from ∼ 0.3 to ∼0.5-0.6, achieving focusable intensity of ≥1019 W/cm2 at duration of the laser pulse of 35 fs.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; mirrors; optical focusing; optical pulse compression; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 35 fs; Al2O3:Ti; MBI multiterwatt Ti:sapphire laser; Strehl ratio; adaptive mirror system; high intensity experiments; laser beam optimisation; laser beam wave front quality; laser focusable intensity; laser pulse recompression; laser-matter interactions; wave front parameters; Adaptive systems; Apertures; Crystals; Diffraction gratings; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313815
