A hybrid, OPCPA-Nd:Glass Petawatt Laser

• DOI: 10.1364/assp.2008.mc3
• Publication Date: 2013-04-15T18:36:27Z
• Authors: Erhard Gaul; Mikael Martinez; Todd Ditmire; Patrick Barber; Joel Blakeney; Skyler Douglas; Douglas Hammond; Watson Henderson; Martin Ringuette
• Keywords: Chirped pulse amplification; Booster (rocketry); Optical glass; Optical parametric amplifier

The 200 J, 150 fs Texas Petawatt Laser is based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) for large, broadband (>35nm) gain (1010) followed by a mixed glass high energy booster stage.