Abstract
This paper reports on the creation of a THL-100 multi-terawatt hybrid laser system based on a Start-480M titanium-sapphire starting complex and photochemical XeF(C-A) amplifier with a 25-cm aperture. The complex produces 50-fs radiation pulses of energy up to 5 mJ at a second harmonic wavelength of 475Â nm. The active medium of the amplifier is created in a XeF2/N2 mixture under vacuum-ultraviolet radiation of electron beam-excited xenon. The results of first experiments on femtosecond pulse amplification in the active medium of the XeF(C-A) amplifier are presented to demonstrate that a laser beam peak power of 14 TW has been attained.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 17-21 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Laser and Particle Beams |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Chirped pulses
- Femtosecond pulses
- Hybrid (solid/gas) laser system
- Photochemical XeF(C-A) amplifier
- Second harmonic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering