Research on compact, bright, coherent x-ray sources at RAL
P SOC PHOTO-OPT INS 2778 (1996) 1199-1200
Spatial and temporal coherence measurements of harmonics of a 1053 nm, 2.5 ps laser interacting with solid surfaces
X-RAY LASERS 1996 (1996) 452-454
Pulse generation and shaping using the ultra-high-power laser system: VULCAN
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 2633 (1995) 316-323
Abstract:
VULCAN is a multi-beam, multi-terawatt laser facility based on Nd:glass operating at 1053 nm. The system is highly versatile, supplying four experimental areas with laser radiation at a range of pulse durations from 700 fs to 20 ns, at fundamental frequency, frequency doubled, or, as a limited option, frequency tripled wavelengths. Beams are available in a number of geometries dictated by the university based programs, which at present include: cluster; line focus including x-ray laser oscillator/amplifier geometry; backlighting; probing; and chirped pulse amplification (CPA) configurations. The system has eight beams which can deliver synchronized long and short pulses including two beams which can deliver subpicosecond CPA pulses. The CPA capabilities on VULCAN are an integral part of the laser system, not only delivering sub-picosecond pulses, but allowing uncompressed pulses and multi-pulses to be delivered to the target areas synchronized with the nanosecond pulses. This paper describes the system configuration, details the means of pulse synchronization and presents some of the pulse manipulation techniques used on VULCAN to provide the laser requirements for the experimental program.Amplification of 26-fs, 2-TW pulses in Ti:sapphire
Proceedings of SPIE SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics 2377 (1995) 323-329
Demonstration of high gain in a recombination XUV laser at 18.2 nm driven by a 20 J, 2 ps glass laser
Physical Review Letters 74:8 (1995) 1335-1338