Title :
Amplitude and phase control of a 100 TW Nd:glass laser chain
Author :
Le Blanc, C. ; Wattellier, Benoit ; Zou, J.P. ; Sauteret, C. ; Migus, A. ; Dorrer, C. ; Wamsley, I.A. ; Verluise, E. ; Kaplan, David ; Tournois, P.
Author_Institution :
Lab. pour l´Utilisation des Lasers Intenses, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have shown for the first time a phase and amplitude modulation and measurement at 1.05 /spl mu/m on a 100 TW laser chain. Pulse cleaning and increase of the output spectral bandwidth has also been demonstrated. This kind of implementation should be successful in higher energy laser chains such as a PW source.
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; amplitude modulation; chirp modulation; neodymium; optical pulse compression; phase modulation; solid lasers; 1.05 micron; 100 TW; Dazzler correction; Nd:glass laser chain; SPIDER; TW laser chain; acousto-optic filter; amplitude modulation; chirped pulse amplification; high peak power lasers; output spectral bandwidth; phase modulation; pulse cleaning; Bandwidth; Filters; Gratings; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Phase control; Phase measurement; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.947472
