Title :
Toward petawatt laser in titanium sapphire: simulation leading to 25 J/25 fs at 0.2 Hz
Author :
Planchon, T.A. ; Burgy, F. ; Rousseau, J.P. ; Chériaux, G. ; Chambaret, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Opt. Appliquee, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have simulated chirped pulse amplification process with a new software. Experimental measurements performed on our 100 TW laser validate this calculation, allowing us to carefully design the next generation of Ti:Sa laser at the petawatt level.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 0.2 Hz; 100 W; 25 J; 25 fs; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; Ti:sapphire laser; chirped pulse amplification process simulation; petawatt laser; titanium sapphire laser; Chemical lasers; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical amplifiers; Optical propagation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Titanium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
