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Prospects for a multi-PW source using optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1999

I.N. ROSS ,
P. MATOUSEK ,
M. TOWRIE ,
A.J. LANGLEY ,
J.L. COLLIER ,
C.N. DANSON ,
C. HERNANDEZ-GOMEZ ,
D. NEELY  and
K. OSVAY
I.N. ROSS
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
P. MATOUSEK
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
M. TOWRIE
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
A.J. LANGLEY
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
J.L. COLLIER
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
C.N. DANSON
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
C. HERNANDEZ-GOMEZ
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
D. NEELY
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
K. OSVAY
Affiliation:
Department of Optics and Quantum Electronics, JATE University, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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Abstract

The properties of optical parametric amplifiers are well suited to their use as chirped pulse amplifiers in short pulse high-power systems. In addition to the possibility of very simple designs to extend to shorter pulses the limits of millijoule systems, they can be used for very high-intensity applications when used in conjunction with narrow-bandwidth high-energy lasers. Powers exceeding 10 PW and focused intensities more than 1023 W/cm2 are predicted using existing glass laser technology.

Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , April 1999 , pp. 331 - 340
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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