A route to enhanced performance for the petawatt beamlines of the Orion laser facility

被引：2

作者：

Harvey, E. J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] AWE, Reading RG7 4PR, Berks, England

来源：

HIGH POWER LASER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 2022年 / 10卷

关键词：

chirped pulse amplification; frequency doubling; temporal contrast; PULSE-COMPRESSION; ELECTRIC-FIELD; DISTORTION;

D O I：

10.1017/hpl.2022.7

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

The Orion laser facility at AWE provides multiple beams to target delivering synchronized pulses at both nanosecond and sub-picosecond duration. In the latter, the peak power approaches the petawatt level. This paper presents a conceptual design for potential development of these beamlines. This would deliver a significant enhancement of performance at the fundamental level. In addition, a new approach is described for the management of frequency conversion at high intensity, which may allow significantly enhanced performance at the second harmonic also.

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