Title :
Commissioning the Astra Gemini petawatt Ti:sapphire laser system
Author :
Hooker, C.J. ; Blake, S. ; Chekhlov, O. ; Clarke, R.J. ; Collier, J.L. ; Divall, E.J. ; Ertel, K. ; Foster, P.S. ; Hawkes, S.J. ; Holligan, P. ; Landowski, B. ; Lester, W.J. ; Neely, D. ; Parry, B. ; Pattathil, R. ; Streeter, M. ; Wyborn, B.E.
Author_Institution :
STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab., Central Laser Facility, Didcot
Abstract :
Astra Gemini is a dual-beam petawatt Ti:sapphire laser at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the U.K. We report measurements characterising the laser beam quality, pulse energy, and pulse duration of the first beam line.
Keywords :
laser beams; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Astra Gemini; Rutherford Appleton Laboratory; dual-beam laser; laser beam quality; petawatt laser system; pulse duration; pulse energy; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Stimulated emission; Structural beams; (140.3280) Laser amplifiers; (140.3295) Laser beam characterisation; (140.3538) Lasers, pulsed; (140.3590) Lasers, titanium; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
