Novel Laser and Diagnostic Technologies for the OMEGA EP High-Energy Petawatt Laser

Journal Article · Wed Jun 10 04:00:00 EDT 2009 · Review of Laser Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2184/lsj.37.437· OSTI ID:956718

Zuegel, J D ^[1]; Bahk, S -W; Bromage, J; Dorrer, C; Earley, R; Kessler, T J; Kruschwitz, B J; Morse, S F.B.; Maywar, D N; Oliver, J B; Qiao, J; Rigatti, A L; Schmid, A W; Shoup, III, M J; Waxer, L J; Kelly, J H

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1. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

OMEGA EP (extended performance) is a petawatt-class laser facility that includes two NIF-like beamlines designed to operate in a chirped-pulse-amplifi cation mode to produce up to 2.6 kJ in a pulsewidth range of <1 to 100 ps at 1,053 nm. The OMEGA EP performance and the laser engineering of enabling technologies required to meet these goals are discussed.

• Research Organization: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC52-08NA28302
• OSTI ID: 956718
• Report Number(s): DOE/NA/28302-895; 2009-23; 1873
• Journal Information: Review of Laser Engineering, Journal Name: Review of Laser Engineering Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 37
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

chirped pulse amplification
petawatt laser