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

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

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

Zuegel, J D; 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

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: Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
• 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, Vol. 37, Issue 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

petawatt laser
chirped pulse amplification