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Alignment of chirped-pulse compressor

Journal Article · · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
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  1. Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod (Russian Federation)
An original method of alignment of grating compressors for ultrahigh-power CPA laser systems is proposed. The use of this method for adjustment of the grating compressor of a PEARL subpetawatt laser complex made it possible to align the diffraction gratings with a second accuracy in all three angular degrees of freedom, including alignment of the grooves, and to adjust the angles of beam incidence on the grating with a high accuracy. A simple method for measuring the difference in the groove densities of gratings with accuracy better than 0.005 lines mm{sup -1} is proposed and tested. (control of laser radiation parameters)
OSTI ID:
22066619
Journal Information:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 42; ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English