Abstract

We demonstrate the highest intensity - 300 TW laser by developing booster amplifying stage to the 50-TW-Ti:sapphire laser (HERCULES). To our knowledge this is the first multi-100TW-scale laser at 0.1 Hz repetition rate.

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    [Crossref]
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A. Jullien, O. Albert, F. Burgy, G. Hamoniaux, J. P. Rousseau, J.-P. Chambaret, F. Augé-Rochereau, G. Chériaux, J. Etchepare, N. Minkovski, and S. M. Saltiel, “10-10 temporal contrast for femtosecond ultraintense lasers by cross-polarized wave generation,” Opt. Lett. 30, 920–922 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. A. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. A. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky,“Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W/cm2),” Appl. Phys. B 80, 823–832 (2005).
[Crossref]

2004 (1)

2003 (2)

2002 (1)

A. Zhidkov, J. Koga, A. Sasaki, and M. Uesaka, “Radiation damping effects on the interaction of ultra intense laser pulses with an over dense plasma,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 185002 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2001 (1)

V. Yanovsky, C. Felix, and G. Mourou, “High-energy broadband regenerative amplifier for chirped-pulse amplification,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum. Electron,”  7, 539–541 (2001).
[Crossref]

2000 (1)

P. S. Bank, M. D. Perry, V. Yanovsky, S. N. Fochs, B. C. Stuart, and J. Zweiback “Novel all-reflective stretcher for chirped-pulse amplification of ultrashort pulses” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron. 36, 268–274 (2000).
[Crossref]

1999 (2)

Akahane, Y.

Albert, O.

Aoyama, M.

Augé-Rochereau, F.

Bahk, S.-W.

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. A. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. A. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky,“Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W/cm2),” Appl. Phys. B 80, 823–832 (2005).
[Crossref]

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky, “The generation and characterization of the highest laser intensity (1022W/cm2),” Opt. Lett. 29, 2837–2839 (2004).
[Crossref]

V. Yanovsky, V. Chvykov, S.-W. Bahk, G. Kalintchenko, K. TaPhuoc, Y-C. Chang, and G. Mourou, “Development of Petawatt scale Ti:sapphire laser at 0.05 Hz repetition rate,” CLEO’2003, paper CME6

Bank, P. S.

P. S. Bank, M. D. Perry, V. Yanovsky, S. N. Fochs, B. C. Stuart, and J. Zweiback “Novel all-reflective stretcher for chirped-pulse amplification of ultrashort pulses” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron. 36, 268–274 (2000).
[Crossref]

Bonlie, J.

Brantov, A.

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Britten, J. A.

Brown, C.

Bulanov, S. S.

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Burgy, F.

Bychenkov, V. Yu.

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Chambaret, J.-P.

Chang, Y-C.

V. Yanovsky, V. Chvykov, S.-W. Bahk, G. Kalintchenko, K. TaPhuoc, Y-C. Chang, and G. Mourou, “Development of Petawatt scale Ti:sapphire laser at 0.05 Hz repetition rate,” CLEO’2003, paper CME6

Chériaux, G.

Chvykov, V.

V. Chvykov, P. Rousseau, S. Reed, G. Kalinchenko, and V. Yanovsky, “Generation of 1011 contrast 50 TW laser pulses,” Opt. Lett. 31, 1456–1458 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. A. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. A. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky,“Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W/cm2),” Appl. Phys. B 80, 823–832 (2005).
[Crossref]

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky, “The generation and characterization of the highest laser intensity (1022W/cm2),” Opt. Lett. 29, 2837–2839 (2004).
[Crossref]

V. Yanovsky, V. Chvykov, S.-W. Bahk, G. Kalintchenko, K. TaPhuoc, Y-C. Chang, and G. Mourou, “Development of Petawatt scale Ti:sapphire laser at 0.05 Hz repetition rate,” CLEO’2003, paper CME6

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Danielius, R.

Etchepare, J.

Felix, C.

V. Yanovsky, C. Felix, and G. Mourou, “High-energy broadband regenerative amplifier for chirped-pulse amplification,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum. Electron,”  7, 539–541 (2001).
[Crossref]

Fochs, S. N.

P. S. Bank, M. D. Perry, V. Yanovsky, S. N. Fochs, B. C. Stuart, and J. Zweiback “Novel all-reflective stretcher for chirped-pulse amplification of ultrashort pulses” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron. 36, 268–274 (2000).
[Crossref]

Golick, B.

Hamoniaux, G.

Hermann, S.

Inoue, N.

Jamelot, G.

Jullien, A.

Kalinchenko, G

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Kalinchenko, G.

Kalintchenko, G.

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. A. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. A. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky,“Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W/cm2),” Appl. Phys. B 80, 823–832 (2005).
[Crossref]

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky, “The generation and characterization of the highest laser intensity (1022W/cm2),” Opt. Lett. 29, 2837–2839 (2004).
[Crossref]

V. Yanovsky, V. Chvykov, S.-W. Bahk, G. Kalintchenko, K. TaPhuoc, Y-C. Chang, and G. Mourou, “Development of Petawatt scale Ti:sapphire laser at 0.05 Hz repetition rate,” CLEO’2003, paper CME6

Kartz, M.

Kiriyama, H.

Koga, J.

A. Zhidkov, J. Koga, A. Sasaki, and M. Uesaka, “Radiation damping effects on the interaction of ultra intense laser pulses with an over dense plasma,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 185002 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Krushelnick, K.

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Litzenberg, D. W.

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Ma, J.

Maksimchuk, A.

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. A. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. A. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky,“Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W/cm2),” Appl. Phys. B 80, 823–832 (2005).
[Crossref]

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky, “The generation and characterization of the highest laser intensity (1022W/cm2),” Opt. Lett. 29, 2837–2839 (2004).
[Crossref]

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Matsuoka, T.

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Miller, J.

Minkovski, N.

Mourou, G.

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky, “The generation and characterization of the highest laser intensity (1022W/cm2),” Opt. Lett. 29, 2837–2839 (2004).
[Crossref]

Z. Sacks, G. Mourou, and R. Danielius, “Adjusting pulse-front tilt and pulse duration by use of a single-shot autocorrelator,” Opt. Lett. 26, 462–464 (2003).
[Crossref]

V. Yanovsky, C. Felix, and G. Mourou, “High-energy broadband regenerative amplifier for chirped-pulse amplification,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum. Electron,”  7, 539–541 (2001).
[Crossref]

V. Yanovsky, V. Chvykov, S.-W. Bahk, G. Kalintchenko, K. TaPhuoc, Y-C. Chang, and G. Mourou, “Development of Petawatt scale Ti:sapphire laser at 0.05 Hz repetition rate,” CLEO’2003, paper CME6

Mourou, G. A.

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. A. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. A. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky,“Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W/cm2),” Appl. Phys. B 80, 823–832 (2005).
[Crossref]

Patterson, F. G.

Pennington, D.

Perry, M. D.

P. S. Bank, M. D. Perry, V. Yanovsky, S. N. Fochs, B. C. Stuart, and J. Zweiback “Novel all-reflective stretcher for chirped-pulse amplification of ultrashort pulses” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron. 36, 268–274 (2000).
[Crossref]

M. D. Perry, D. Pennington, B. C. Stuart, G. Tiethbohl, J. A. Britten, C. Brown, S. Hermann, B. Golick, M. Kartz, J. Miller, H. T. Powell, M. Vergino, and V. Yanovsky,“Petawatt Laser Pulses,” Opt. Lett. 24, 160–162 (1999).
[Crossref]

Pittman, M.

Planchon, T.

Planchon, T. A.

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. A. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. A. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky,“Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W/cm2),” Appl. Phys. B 80, 823–832 (2005).
[Crossref]

Plé, F.

Powell, H. T.

Price, D.

Reed, S.

Reed, S. A.

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Rousseau, J. P.

Rousseau, P.

V. Chvykov, P. Rousseau, S. Reed, G. Kalinchenko, and V. Yanovsky, “Generation of 1011 contrast 50 TW laser pulses,” Opt. Lett. 31, 1456–1458 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. A. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. A. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky,“Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W/cm2),” Appl. Phys. B 80, 823–832 (2005).
[Crossref]

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky, “The generation and characterization of the highest laser intensity (1022W/cm2),” Opt. Lett. 29, 2837–2839 (2004).
[Crossref]

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

Sacks, Z.

Saltiel, S. M.

Sasaki, A.

A. Zhidkov, J. Koga, A. Sasaki, and M. Uesaka, “Radiation damping effects on the interaction of ultra intense laser pulses with an over dense plasma,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 185002 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Stuart, B. C.

P. S. Bank, M. D. Perry, V. Yanovsky, S. N. Fochs, B. C. Stuart, and J. Zweiback “Novel all-reflective stretcher for chirped-pulse amplification of ultrashort pulses” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron. 36, 268–274 (2000).
[Crossref]

M. D. Perry, D. Pennington, B. C. Stuart, G. Tiethbohl, J. A. Britten, C. Brown, S. Hermann, B. Golick, M. Kartz, J. Miller, H. T. Powell, M. Vergino, and V. Yanovsky,“Petawatt Laser Pulses,” Opt. Lett. 24, 160–162 (1999).
[Crossref]

TaPhuoc, K.

V. Yanovsky, V. Chvykov, S.-W. Bahk, G. Kalintchenko, K. TaPhuoc, Y-C. Chang, and G. Mourou, “Development of Petawatt scale Ti:sapphire laser at 0.05 Hz repetition rate,” CLEO’2003, paper CME6

Tiethbohl, G.

Ueda, H.

Uesaka, M.

A. Zhidkov, J. Koga, A. Sasaki, and M. Uesaka, “Radiation damping effects on the interaction of ultra intense laser pulses with an over dense plasma,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 185002 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Vergino, M.

White, B.

Yamakawa, K.

Yanovsky, V.

V. Chvykov, P. Rousseau, S. Reed, G. Kalinchenko, and V. Yanovsky, “Generation of 1011 contrast 50 TW laser pulses,” Opt. Lett. 31, 1456–1458 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. A. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. A. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky,“Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W/cm2),” Appl. Phys. B 80, 823–832 (2005).
[Crossref]

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky, “The generation and characterization of the highest laser intensity (1022W/cm2),” Opt. Lett. 29, 2837–2839 (2004).
[Crossref]

V. Yanovsky, C. Felix, and G. Mourou, “High-energy broadband regenerative amplifier for chirped-pulse amplification,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum. Electron,”  7, 539–541 (2001).
[Crossref]

P. S. Bank, M. D. Perry, V. Yanovsky, S. N. Fochs, B. C. Stuart, and J. Zweiback “Novel all-reflective stretcher for chirped-pulse amplification of ultrashort pulses” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron. 36, 268–274 (2000).
[Crossref]

M. D. Perry, D. Pennington, B. C. Stuart, G. Tiethbohl, J. A. Britten, C. Brown, S. Hermann, B. Golick, M. Kartz, J. Miller, H. T. Powell, M. Vergino, and V. Yanovsky,“Petawatt Laser Pulses,” Opt. Lett. 24, 160–162 (1999).
[Crossref]

S. A. Reed, T. Matsuoka, S. S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, A. Brantov, V. Yu. Bychenkov, G Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, D. W. Litzenberg, K. Krushelnick, and A. Maksimchuk,“Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses,” CLEO2007, Paper JThG1.

V. Yanovsky, V. Chvykov, S.-W. Bahk, G. Kalintchenko, K. TaPhuoc, Y-C. Chang, and G. Mourou, “Development of Petawatt scale Ti:sapphire laser at 0.05 Hz repetition rate,” CLEO’2003, paper CME6

Zhidkov, A.

A. Zhidkov, J. Koga, A. Sasaki, and M. Uesaka, “Radiation damping effects on the interaction of ultra intense laser pulses with an over dense plasma,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 185002 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Zweiback, J.

P. S. Bank, M. D. Perry, V. Yanovsky, S. N. Fochs, B. C. Stuart, and J. Zweiback “Novel all-reflective stretcher for chirped-pulse amplification of ultrashort pulses” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron. 36, 268–274 (2000).
[Crossref]

Appl. Phys. B (1)

S.-W. Bahk, P. Rousseau, T. A. Planchon, V. Chvykov, G. Kalintchenko, A. Maksimchuk, G. A. Mourou, and V. Yanovsky,“Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W/cm2),” Appl. Phys. B 80, 823–832 (2005).
[Crossref]

IEEE J. Quantum. Electron. (1)

P. S. Bank, M. D. Perry, V. Yanovsky, S. N. Fochs, B. C. Stuart, and J. Zweiback “Novel all-reflective stretcher for chirped-pulse amplification of ultrashort pulses” IEEE J. Quantum. Electron. 36, 268–274 (2000).
[Crossref]

IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum. Electron (1)

V. Yanovsky, C. Felix, and G. Mourou, “High-energy broadband regenerative amplifier for chirped-pulse amplification,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum. Electron,”  7, 539–541 (2001).
[Crossref]

Nature (1)

http://www.eli-laser.eu/; Gerstner, “Extreme Light,” Nature 446, 16–18 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett. (8)

M. D. Perry, D. Pennington, B. C. Stuart, G. Tiethbohl, J. A. Britten, C. Brown, S. Hermann, B. Golick, M. Kartz, J. Miller, H. T. Powell, M. Vergino, and V. Yanovsky,“Petawatt Laser Pulses,” Opt. Lett. 24, 160–162 (1999).
[Crossref]

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. Measurements at the output of the booster amplifier. (a). Output beam profile of the HERCULES laser; (b). Output energy of the booster amplifier in dependence on the pump energy, crosses- experimental data, solid line-Frantz-Nodvic calculations for 1.7 J input energy, dashed line- for 3J input energy; (c). Output energy measured at 0.1 Hz for two shot series separated by 6 hours of continuous operation (shots represented by filled circles occurred 6 hours later then open circles shots).

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. Compressed-pulse measurements. (a). Autocorrelation of 300 TW pulse, the experimental autocorrelation picture (insert) demonstrates that there is no amplitude front tilt or other spatial variations of the pulse arrival time; (b). Output spectrum: red curve - experimental data, blue curve - Gaussian fit (FWHM=37nm); (c). Intensity profile reconstructed by the SPIDER (red curve), Gaussian-fit-curve of 30.4fs - FWHM (blue-points); d) Spectral phase reconstructed by the SPIDER.

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. Focal spot characterization: (a). Intensity distribution in the focal spot of parabolic mirror calculated for corrected wafefront shown in (d); (b). Focal spot measured with a camera for a reference low-energy beam focused by f/1 parabolic mirror, corresponding to wavefront shown in (d), FWHM of the profiles corrected for the resolution of the imaging optics is 1.3 µ; c) Differential wafefront between full energy beam and a reference low energy beam, phase aberrations r.m.s.=0.056λ, P.V.=0.26λ; (d). Low-energy-beam wavefront corrected by deformable mirror, phase aberrations r.m.s.=0.034λ, P.V.=0.24λ.

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