Methodology for designing grism stretchers for idler-based optical parametric chirped-pulse-amplification systems

Bucht, S.; Haberberger, D.; Bromage, J.; Froula, D. H.

doi:10.1364/JOSAB.36.002325

Title: Methodology for designing grism stretchers for idler-based optical parametric chirped-pulse-amplification systems

Journal Article · 01 August 2019 · Journal of the Optical Society of America. Part B, Optical Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.36.002325 · OSTI ID:1557146

Bucht, S. ^[1]; Haberberger, D. ^[1]; Bromage, J. ^[1]; Froula, D. H. ^[1]

Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics

Powerful ultrafast lasers with wavelengths above 1 mm are in demand to create attosecond pulses and ultra-intense laser sources. A promising technology to achieve these laser sources uses the by-product from an optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier, known as the idler. Compression of the idler to high peak powers requires a grism stretcher and a grating compressor. Grism stretchers have many more design parameters than conventional stretchers, complicating the design process. This paper presents a method for designing a grism stretcher and grating compressor that logically navigates the design process. This method was applied to design a grism stretcher for the optical parametric amplifier line that is under construction at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics to produce a 50-mJ, 115-fs pulse at 1170 nm.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003856; SC0019135

OSTI ID:: 1557146

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1545916

Report Number(s):: 2018-289, 2469; JOBPDE; 2018-289, 2469, 1509

Journal Information:: Journal of the Optical Society of America. Part B, Optical Physics, Vol. 36, Issue 8; ISSN 0740-3224

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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