A focal-spot diagnostic for on-shot characterization of high-energy petawatt lasers

doi:10.1364/OE.16.016561

A focal-spot diagnostic for on-shot characterization of high-energy petawatt lasers

J. Bromage, S.-W. Bahk, D. Irwin, J. Kwiatkowski, A. Pruyne, M. Millecchia, M. Moore, and J. D. Zuegel »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 21, pp. 16561-16572 (2008)
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Abstract

An on-shot focal-spot diagnostic for characterizing high-energy, petawatt-class laser systems is presented. Accurate measurements at full energy are demonstrated using high-resolution wavefront sensing in combination with techniques to calibrate on-shot measurements with low-power sample beams. Results are shown for full-energy activation shots of the OMEGA EP Laser System.

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(120.5050) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Phase measurement
(320.7090) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast lasers
(140.3295) Lasers and laser optics : Laser beam characterization

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: July 14, 2008
Revised Manuscript: September 5, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: September 6, 2008
Published: October 2, 2008

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J. Bromage, S.-W. Bahk, D. Irwin, J. Kwiatkowski, A. Pruyne, M. Millecchia, M. Moore, and J. D. Zuegel, "A focal-spot diagnostic for on-shot characterization of high-energy petawatt lasers," Opt. Express 16, 16561-16572 (2008)
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K. Mima, H. Azechi, Y. Johzaki, Y. Kitagawa, R. Kodama, Y. Kozaki, N. Miyanaga, K. Nagai, H. Nagatomo, M. Nakai, H. Nishimura, T. Norimatsu, H. Shiraga, K. A. Tanaka, Y. Izawa, Y. Nakao, and H. Sakagami, "Present status of fast ignition research and prospects of FIREX project," Fusion Sci. Technol. 47, 662�??666 (2005).

J. Refractive Surg.

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Nucl. Fusion

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Opt. Express

Opt. Lett.

Opt. Photonics News

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Other

L. J. Waxer, M. J. Guardalben, J. H. Kelly, B. E. Kruschwitz, J. Qiao, I. A. Begishev, J. Bromage, C. Dorrer, J. L. Edwards, L. Folnsbee, S. D. Jacobs, R. Jungquist, T. J. Kessler, R. W. Kidder, S. J. Loucks, J. R. Marciante, D. N. Maywar, R. L. McCrory, D. D. Meyerhofer, S. F. B. Morse, A. V. Okishev, J. B. Oliver, G. Pien, J. Puth, and A. L. Rigatti, "High-energy short-pulse lasers and technology," presented at CLEO/QELS 2008, San Jose, CA, 4-9 May 2008 (Paper JThB1).
N. Blanchot, E. Bignon, H. Coïc, A. Cotel, E. Couturier, G. Deschaseaux, N. Forget, E. Freysz, E. Hugonnot, C. Le Blanc, N. Loustalet, J. Luce, G. Marre, A. Migus, S. Montant, S. Mousset, S. Noailles, J. Néauport, C. Rouyer, C. Rullière, C. Sauteret, L. Videau, and P. Vivini, "Multi-petawatt high-energy laser project on the LIL facility in Aquitaine," in Topical Problems of Nonlinear Wave Physics, A. M. Sergeev ed. (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2006), Vol. 5975, p. 59750C.
C. Le Blanc, C. Felix, J. C. Lagron, N. Forget, Ph. Hollander, A. M. Sautivet, C. Sauteret, F. Amiranoff, and A. Migus, "The petawatt laser glass chain at LULI: From the diode-pumped front end to the new generation of compact compressors," in Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2003, B. A. Hammel, D. D. Meyerhofer, J. Meyer-ter-Vehn, and H. Azechi eds. (American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL, 2004), pp. 608�??611.
M. Martinez, E. Gaul, T. Ditmire, S. Douglas, D. Gorski, W. Henderson, J. Blakeney, D. Hammond, M. Gerity, J. Caird, A. Erlandson, I. Iovanovic, C. Ebbers, and B. Molander, "The Texas Petawatt Laser," in Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2005, G. J. Exarhos, A. H. Guenther, K. L. Lewis, D. Ristau, M. J. Soileau, and C. J. Stolz eds. (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2006), Vol. 5991, p. 59911N.
J. W. Goodman, Introduction to Fourier Optics (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1968).
Imagine Optic, 91400 Orsay, France.
S.-W. Bahk, J. Bromage, J. D. Zuegel, and J. R. Fienup, "Application of phase retrieval for predicting a high-intensity focused laser field," presented at CLEO/QELS 2008, San Jose, CA, 4-9 May 2008 (Paper JThB6).
T. J. Kessler, H. Huang, and D. Weiner, "Diffractive optics for compensation of axial chromatic aberration in a high-energy, short-pulse laser," in International Conference on Ultrahigh Intensity Laser Development, Science and Emerging Applications 2006 (ICUIL, Cassis, France, 2006), pp. 126�??128. [PubMed]

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