Carrier-envelope-phase stable, high-contrast, double chirped-pulse-amplification laser system

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作者
Jullien, Aurelie [1 ]
Ricci, Aurelien [1 ,2 ]
Boehle, Frederik [1 ]
Rousseau, Jean-Philippe [1 ]
Grabielle, Stephanie [3 ]
Forget, Nicolas [3 ]
Jacqmin, Hermance [1 ,2 ]
Mercier, Brigitte [1 ]
Lopez-Martens, Rodrigo [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech, CNRS, Eole Natl Super Tech Avancccs, Paristech,Lab Opt Appl, F-91762 Palaiseau, France
[2] Thales Optron SA, Laser Solut Unit, F-78995 Elancourt, France
[3] Fastlite, Les Collines Sophia, F-06560 Valbonne, France
关键词
PLASMA MIRRORS; COMPRESSOR; PHYSICS; OPTICS;
D O I
10.1364/OL.39.003774
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present the first carrier-envelope-phase stable chirped-pulse amplifier (CPA) featuring high temporal contrast for relativistic intensity laser-plasma interactions at 1 kHz repetition rate. The laser is based on a double-CPA architecture including cross-polarized wave (XPW) filtering technique and a high-energy grism-based compressor. The 8 mJ, 22 fs pulses feature 10(-11) temporal contrast at -20 ps and a carrier-envelope-phase drift of 240 mrad root mean square. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America
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页码:3774 / 3777
页数:4
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