LULI 100-TW Ti:sapphire/Nd:glass laser: a first step toward a high-performance petawatt facility

Jiping Zou; Denise Descamps; Patrick Audebert; S. D. Baton; J. L. Paillard; Denis Pesme; Alain Michard; A. M. Sautivet; H. Timsit; Arnold Migus

doi:10.1117/12.354158

23 July 1999 LULI 100-TW Ti:sapphire/Nd:glass laser: a first step toward a high-performance petawatt facility

Jiping Zou, Denise Descamps, Patrick Audebert, S. D. Baton, J. L. Paillard, Denis Pesme, Alain Michard, A. M. Sautivet, H. Timsit, Arnold Migus

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Proceedings Volume 3492, Third International Conference on Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354158
Event: Third International Conference on Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion, 1998, Monterey, CA, United States

Abstract

We have implemented a Ti:sapphire/mixed Nd:glass laser syste at LULI producing sub-picosecond pulses in the 100 TW power range. Focusing to a 1.5-times diffraction-limited spot results in a peak intensity on target over 10¹⁹ W/cm². Significant experiments in particle acceleration, X-ray laser and other basic plasma physics researchers have been carried out since this implementation. This paper details the characteristics of the present set-up and the main path of progress towards a high performance petawatt facility.

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Jiping Zou, Denise Descamps, Patrick Audebert, S. D. Baton, J. L. Paillard, Denis Pesme, Alain Michard, A. M. Sautivet, H. Timsit, and Arnold Migus "LULI 100-TW Ti:sapphire/Nd:glass laser: a first step toward a high-performance petawatt facility", Proc. SPIE 3492, Third International Conference on Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion, (23 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354158

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