Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2021 Dec 20;60(36):11104-11124.
doi: 10.1364/AO.443548.

Advanced laser development and plasma-physics studies on the multiterawatt laser

I A Begishev, V Bagnoud, S-W Bahk, W A Bittle, G Brent, R Cuffney, C Dorrer, D H Froula, D Haberberger, C Mileham, P M Nilson, A V Okishev, J L Shaw, M J Shoup, C R Stillman, C Stoeckl, D Turnbull, B Wager, J D Zuegel, J Bromage

Advanced laser development and plasma-physics studies on the multiterawatt laser

I A Begishev et al. Appl Opt. .

Abstract

The multiterawatt (MTW) laser, built initially as the prototype front end for a petawatt laser system, is a 1053 nm hybrid system with gain from optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) and Nd:glass. Compressors and target chambers were added, making MTW a complete laser facility (output energy up to 120 J, pulse duration from 20 fs to 2.8 ns) for studying high-energy-density physics and developing short-pulse laser technologies and target diagnostics. Further extensions of the laser support ultrahigh-intensity laser development of an all-OPCPA system and a Raman plasma amplifier. A short summary of the variety of scientific experiments conducted on MTW is also presented.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources