WELL CHARACTERIZED 10(19)-W CM(2) OPERATION OF VULCAN - AN ULTRA-HIGHPOWER ND-GLASS LASER

Authors
DANSON CN COLLIER J NEELY D BARZANTI LJ DAMERELL A EDWARDS CB HUTCHINSON MHR KEY MH NORREYS PA PEPLER DA ROSS IN TADAY PF TONER WT TRENTELMAN M WALSH FN WINSTONE TB WYATT RWW
Citation
Cn. Danson et al., WELL CHARACTERIZED 10(19)-W CM(2) OPERATION OF VULCAN - AN ULTRA-HIGHPOWER ND-GLASS LASER, J. mod. opt., 45(8), 1998, pp. 1653-1669
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
J. mod. opt. → ACNP
ISSN journal
09500340
Volume
45
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1653 - 1669
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0340(1998)45:8<1653:WC1COO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Peak intensities of 10(19) W cm(2) have been reliably obtained from a high power Nd:glass laser using chirped pulse amplification. An Additi ve Pulse Modelocked oscillator incorporating diode pumped Nd:LMA was u sed to generate the sub-picosecond pulse. The focal spot intensity dis tribution has been characterized in detail showing a three times diffr action limited beam.