Design and alignment of an all-spherical unobscured four-mirror image relay for an ultra-broadband sub-petawatt laser
Abstract
We describe the design and alignment of an unobscured reflective image relay for use in an ultra-broadband half-petawatt laser system in development at the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. The design consists of four spherical mirrors in an unobscured configuration. We show the theoretical basis for such a four-mirror design using first-order optical matrix methods and nodal aberration theory. We also describe the process of aligning this design in a test bed and show the results of this alignment method. We were able to achieve a diffraction-limited nominal design. Furthermore, upon aligning the design in our test bed, we were able to successfully align the design to achieve our target wavefront error of less than 0.3 waves p–v and 0.07 waves rms at the central laser-operating wavelength of 910 nm.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1581735
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1575955
- Report Number(s):
- 2019-264; 1544
Journal ID: ISSN 1559-128X; APOPAI; 2019-264, 2501, 2501; TRN: US2102016
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003856
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Applied Optics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 58; Journal Issue: 35; Journal ID: ISSN 1559-128X
- Publisher:
- Optical Society of America
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Schiesser, Eric M., Bahk, S.-W., Bromage, J., and Rolland, J. P. Design and alignment of an all-spherical unobscured four-mirror image relay for an ultra-broadband sub-petawatt laser. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1364/AO.58.009514.
Schiesser, Eric M., Bahk, S.-W., Bromage, J., & Rolland, J. P. Design and alignment of an all-spherical unobscured four-mirror image relay for an ultra-broadband sub-petawatt laser. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.58.009514
Schiesser, Eric M., Bahk, S.-W., Bromage, J., and Rolland, J. P. Mon .
"Design and alignment of an all-spherical unobscured four-mirror image relay for an ultra-broadband sub-petawatt laser". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.58.009514. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1581735.
@article{osti_1581735,
title = {Design and alignment of an all-spherical unobscured four-mirror image relay for an ultra-broadband sub-petawatt laser},
author = {Schiesser, Eric M. and Bahk, S.-W. and Bromage, J. and Rolland, J. P.},
abstractNote = {We describe the design and alignment of an unobscured reflective image relay for use in an ultra-broadband half-petawatt laser system in development at the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. The design consists of four spherical mirrors in an unobscured configuration. We show the theoretical basis for such a four-mirror design using first-order optical matrix methods and nodal aberration theory. We also describe the process of aligning this design in a test bed and show the results of this alignment method. We were able to achieve a diffraction-limited nominal design. Furthermore, upon aligning the design in our test bed, we were able to successfully align the design to achieve our target wavefront error of less than 0.3 waves p–v and 0.07 waves rms at the central laser-operating wavelength of 910 nm.},
doi = {10.1364/AO.58.009514},
journal = {Applied Optics},
number = 35,
volume = 58,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Mon Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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