Demonstration of a 2 ps, 5 TW peak power, long-wave infrared laser based on chirped-pulse amplification with mixed-isotope CO2 amplifiers 2 amplifiers

Polyanskiy, Mikhail N.; Pogorelsky, Igor V.; Babzien, Marcus; Palmer, Mark A.

doi:10.1364/OSAC.381467

Demonstration of a 2 ps, 5 TW peak power, long-wave infrared laser based on chirped-pulse amplification with mixed-isotope CO₂ amplifiers ₂ amplifiers

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2020 · OSA Continuum

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OSAC.381467· OSTI ID:1601489

Polyanskiy, Mikhail N.; Pogorelsky, Igor V.; Babzien, Marcus;

We report generation of 5 TW peak power in a 2 ps pulse at 9.2 µm via chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) in mixed-isotope high-pressure CO₂ laser amplifiers. This represents the highest peak power in a single picosecond pulse format and the shortest pulse at terawatt peak power ever achieved in the long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectral range. Maximum demonstrated energy of the compressed pulse is 14 J and minimum period between shots is 20 s. The successful implementation of the chirped pulse amplification technique in a short-pulse gas laser opens a route to development of LWIR laser facilities with tens of terawatts of peak power, thus approaching the number of photons per optical cycle of current near-infrared laser systems based on solid-state active media.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1601489

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1601345

Report Number(s):: BNL--213647-2020-JAAM

Journal Information:: OSA Continuum, Journal Name: OSA Continuum Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 3; ISSN 2578-7519

Publisher:: Optical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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