Multi-pass cell spectral broadening at high pulse energies

Tavella, F.; Mecseki, K.

doi:10.1063/5.0091955

Multi-pass cell spectral broadening at high pulse energies

Journal Article · Thu Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0091955· OSTI ID:1887181

^[1]; Mecseki, K. ^[2]

SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); SLAC
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

We simulate experimental conditions for nonlinear spectral broadening and compression of multi-joule, sub-picosecond, and femtosecond laser systems focusing on 1 μm center wavelength. The spatial, spectral, and temporal properties of two distinct cases are investigated in detail. The first system is a short multi-pass cell with 0.1–0.5 J pulse energy operated at higher helium pressures, used to illustrate the transition between Kerr-effect induced spectral broadening and spectral broadening in plasma. The second case is a long ten-joule multi-pass cell operated at few Pascal pressure range. These examples cover the operational extent of plasma spectral broadening in a multi-pass cell. Here effects pertaining to plasma spectral broadening, including imperfect spatial beam profiles and initial non-zero nonlinear phase, are investigated, as well as scalability.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1887181

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1882241

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 29; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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