Experimental demonstration of a synthetic aperture compression scheme for multi-Petawatt high-energy lasers

We present the experimental demonstration of a subaperture compression scheme achieved in the PETAL (PETawatt Aquitaine Laser) facility. We evidence that by dividing the beam into small subapertures fitting the available grating size, the sub-beam can be individually compressed below 1 ps, synchroni...

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Published in:Optics express 2010-05, Vol.18 (10), p.10088-10097
Main Authors: Blanchot, N, Bar, E, Behar, G, Bellet, C, Bigourd, D, Boubault, F, Chappuis, C, Coïc, H, Damiens-Dupont, C, Flour, O, Hartmann, O, Hilsz, L, Hugonnot, E, Lavastre, E, Luce, J, Mazataud, E, Neauport, J, Noailles, S, Remy, B, Sautarel, F, Sautet, M, Rouyer, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer-Aided Design
Energy Transfer
Engineering Sciences
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Lasers
Lenses
Optics
Photonic
Physics
Refractometry - instrumentation
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Summary:We present the experimental demonstration of a subaperture compression scheme achieved in the PETAL (PETawatt Aquitaine Laser) facility. We evidence that by dividing the beam into small subapertures fitting the available grating size, the sub-beam can be individually compressed below 1 ps, synchronized below 50 fs and then coherently added thanks to a segmented mirror.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/oe.18.010088