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Title: OPCPA front end and contrast optimization for the OMEGA EP kilojoule, picosecond laser

Abstract

OMEGA EP is a large-scale laser system that combines optical parametric amplification and solid-state laser amplification on two beamlines to deliver high-intensity, high-energy optical pulses. The temporal contrast of the output pulse is limited by the front-end parametric fluorescence and other features that are specific to parametric amplification. The impact of the two-crystal parametric preamplifier, pump-intensity noise, and pump-signal timing is experimentally studied. The implementation of a parametric amplifier pumped by a short pump pulse before stretching, further amplification, and recompression to enhance the temporal contrast of the high-energy short pulse is described.

Authors:
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  1. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
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Research Org.:
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1214215
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0001944
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Optics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2040-8978
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification, temporal contrast, nonlinear optics

Citation Formats

Dorrer, C., Consentino, A., Irwin, D., Qiao, J., and Zuegel, J. D. OPCPA front end and contrast optimization for the OMEGA EP kilojoule, picosecond laser. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1088/2040-8978/17/9/094007.
Dorrer, C., Consentino, A., Irwin, D., Qiao, J., & Zuegel, J. D. OPCPA front end and contrast optimization for the OMEGA EP kilojoule, picosecond laser. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/17/9/094007
Dorrer, C., Consentino, A., Irwin, D., Qiao, J., and Zuegel, J. D. 2015. "OPCPA front end and contrast optimization for the OMEGA EP kilojoule, picosecond laser". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/17/9/094007. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1214215.
@article{osti_1214215,
title = {OPCPA front end and contrast optimization for the OMEGA EP kilojoule, picosecond laser},
author = {Dorrer, C. and Consentino, A. and Irwin, D. and Qiao, J. and Zuegel, J. D.},
abstractNote = {OMEGA EP is a large-scale laser system that combines optical parametric amplification and solid-state laser amplification on two beamlines to deliver high-intensity, high-energy optical pulses. The temporal contrast of the output pulse is limited by the front-end parametric fluorescence and other features that are specific to parametric amplification. The impact of the two-crystal parametric preamplifier, pump-intensity noise, and pump-signal timing is experimentally studied. The implementation of a parametric amplifier pumped by a short pump pulse before stretching, further amplification, and recompression to enhance the temporal contrast of the high-energy short pulse is described.},
doi = {10.1088/2040-8978/17/9/094007},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1214215}, journal = {Journal of Optics},
issn = {2040-8978},
number = 9,
volume = 17,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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