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Design and performance of the terawatt Cr:LiSrAlF[sub 6] laser system

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6436609
The authors have developed a compact, flashlamp-pumped Cr:LiSrAlF[sub 6] laser system capable of producing peak powers in excess of one terawatt. The chirped pulse amplification approach has been optimized for amplification of femtosecond pulses in Cr:LiSrAlF[sub 6]. The system includes a Cr:LiSAF regenerative amplifier followed by a Cr:LiSAF power amplifier chain. The regenerative amplifier produces 12 mJ pulses at a 5 Hz repetition rate which are further amplified to energies above 300 mJ at a 0.5 Hz repetition rate. Recompression results in a pulse energy of 150 mJ and pulse duration of under 135 fsec.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6436609
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID-113182; ON: DE93014678
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English