Abstract

This paper reviews techniques for improving the temporal contrast and spatial beam quality in an ultra-intense laser system that is based on chirped-pulse amplification (CPA). We describe the design, performance, and characterization of our laser system, which has the potential for achieving a peak power of 600 TW. We also describe applications of the laser system in the relativistically dominant regime of laser-matter interactions and discuss a compact, high efficiency diode-pumped laser system.

Details

Title
Ultra-Intense, High Spatio-Temporal Quality Petawatt-Class Laser System and Applications
Author
Kiriyama, Hiromitsu; Shimomura, Takuya; Mori, Michiaki; Nakai, Yoshiki; Tanoue, Manabu; Kondo, Shuji; Kanazawa, Shuhei; Pirozhkov, Alexander S; Esirkepov, Timur Z; Hayashi, Yukio; Ogura, Koichi; Kotaki, Hideyuki; Suzuki, Masayuki; Daito, Izuru; Okada, Hajime; Kosuge, Atsushi; Fukuda, Yuji; Nishiuchi, Mamiko; Kando, Masaki; Bulanov, Sergei V; Nagashima, Keisuke; Yamagiwa, Mitsuru; Kondo, Kiminori; Sugiyama, Akira; Bolton, Paul R; Matsuoka, Shinichi; Kan, Hirofumi
Pages
214-250
Publication year
2013
Publication date
2013
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20763417
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1525983859
Copyright
Copyright MDPI AG 2013