Terawatt-class femtosecond long-wave infrared laser

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

doi:10.3389/fphy.2024.1390225

Terawatt-class femtosecond long-wave infrared laser

Journal Article · Thu Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Frontiers in Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2024.1390225· OSTI ID:2341816

Pogorelsky, Igor. V. ^[1]; Polyanskiy, Mikhail N. ^[1]; Babzien, Marcus ^[1]; Simmonds, Andrew ^[1]; Palmer, Mark A. ^[1]

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Accelerator Test Facility

We utilized a nonlinear post-compression technique to generate 675-fs, 9.2-μm CO₂ laser pulses with a peak power of 1.6 TW. This achievement represents the highest peak power ever attained in the femtosecond pulse format within the long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectral range. The successful implementation of this post-compression technique opens avenues for the development of few-cycle, multi-terawatt 9–10 μm lasers, crucial for applications currently relying on near-infrared solid-state lasers, and which stand to benefit from the scaling of laser wavelengths into the long-wave infrared region.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Accelerator R&D and Production (ARDAP); USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2341816

Report Number(s):: BNL--225489-2024-JAAM

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Physics, Journal Name: Frontiers in Physics Vol. 12; ISSN 2296-424X

Publisher:: Frontiers Research FoundationCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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