Mirrors for petawatt lasers: Design principles, limitations, and solutions

Laurence, T. A.; Alessi, D. A.; Feigenbaum, E.; Negres, R. A.; Qiu, S. R.; Siders, C. W.; Spinka, T. M.; Stolz, C. J.

doi:10.1063/1.5131174

Title: Mirrors for petawatt lasers: Design principles, limitations, and solutions

Journal Article · Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5131174· OSTI ID:1668474

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Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

High intensity and high energy laser facilities place increasing demands on optical components, requiring large surface area optics with exacting specifications. Petawatt lasers are high energy, short-pulse laser systems generally based on chirped-pulse amplification, where an initial low energy short pulse is stretched, amplified, and then recompressed to produce fs to ps high-power laser pulses. In such petawatt lasers, the highest demands are placed on the final optics, including gratings which compress the pulses and mirrors which direct and focus the final high-power beams. The limiting factor in these optical components is generally laser-induced damage. Designing and fabricating these optical components to meet reflection, dispersion, and other requirements while meeting laser-induced damage requirements is the primary challenge discussed in this tutorial. We will introduce the reader to the technical challenges and tradeoffs required to produce mirrors for petawatt lasers and discuss current research directions.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

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

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Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-793001; 989214; TRN: US2203795

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 128, Issue 7; ISSN 0021-8979

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