Petawatt laser pulses

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1999 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.24.000160· OSTI ID:295514

Perry, M D; Pennington, D; Stuart, B C; Tietbohl, G; Britten, J A; Brown, C; Herman, S; Golick, B; Kartz, M; Miller, J; Powell, H T; Vergino, M; Yanovsky, V ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-477, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)

We have developed a hybrid Ti:sapphire{endash}Nd:glass laser system that produces more than 1500thinspthinspTW (1.5thinspthinspPW) of peak power. The system produces 660thinspthinspJ of power in a compressed 440{plus_minus}20thinspfs pulse by use of 94-cm master diffraction gratings. Focusing to an irradiance of {gt}7{times}10{sup 20}thinspW/cm{sup 2} is achieved by use of a Cassegrainian focusing system employing a plasma mirror. {copyright} {ital 1999} {ital Optical Society of America}

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 295514
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 24; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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