Conceptual design of an efficient, high-energy, broadband, high repetition rate laser system for ultrafast laser-matter interaction applications at 1.45μm

Saumyabrata Banerjee, Rotem Kupfer

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Abstract

High-intensity ultrafast lasers are used as drivers for laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA) and as a source for secondary radiation. A conceptual design is proposed for a high repetition rate petawatt-class laser system based on Cr:YAG operating at 1.45µm, pumped by a Yb:YAG laser in a multi-slab, gas-cooled architecture. The concept leverages direct 1µm-pumping in Cr:YAG with a unique energy storage and extraction scheme for efficiency improvement as well as ASE management. Modelling results show post-compression energy can reach in excess of 80J, 80fs at 10Hz repetition rates, allowing laser-matter interaction experiments in a previously unexplored spectral region.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSolid State Lasers XXXIII
Subtitle of host publicationTechnology and Devices
EditorsW. Andrew Clarkson, Ramesh K. Shori
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510669871
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024
Externally publishedYes
EventSolid State Lasers XXXIII: Technology and Devices 2024 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 28 Jan 202429 Jan 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12864
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceSolid State Lasers XXXIII: Technology and Devices 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period28/01/2429/01/24

Keywords

  • Burst-mode extraction
  • Cr:YAG
  • Multi-slab architecture
  • Yb:YAG

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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