Ensuring compactness, reliability, and scalability for the next generation of high-field lasers

被引:35
作者
Nees, J [1 ]
Biswal, S
Druon, F
Faure, J
Nantel, M
Mourou, GA
Nishimura, A
Takuma, H
Itatani, J
Chanteloup, JC
Honninger, C
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Ctr Ultrafast Opt Sci, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA
[2] Japan Atom Energy Res Inst, Tokai, Ibaraki 31911, Japan
[3] Univ Tokyo, Inst Solid State Phys, Minato Ku, Tokyo 106, Japan
[4] Ecole Polytech, Labs Utilizat Lasers Intenses, CNRS, UMR 100, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
[5] ETH Honggerberg, Inst Quantum Elect, Ultrafast Laser Phys Lab, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
deformable mirrors; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; high-focused intensity; high-peak power; petawatt; terawatt; ytterbium glass; ytterbium laser materials;
D O I
10.1109/2944.686745
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
If further developments in high-field lasers are to be accessible to universities and institutes, new laser materials and phase control techniques, which will result in compact, reliable systems with higher peak power, must be adopted. The choice of high-saturation-fluence gain material and the measurement and active control of temporal and spatial phase distortions for compact chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) systems of the future are discussed. Using the proper material and phase control a focused intensity of 10(25) W/cm(2) is theoretically possible.
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页数:9
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