• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 8, Issue 4, 04000e43 (2020)
François Lureau1, Guillaume Matras1, Olivier Chalus1, Christophe Derycke1, Thomas Morbieu1, Christophe Radier1, Olivier Casagrande1, Sébastien Laux1, Sandrine Ricaud1, Gilles Rey1, Alain Pellegrina1, Caroline Richard1, Laurent Boudjemaa1, Christophe Simon-Boisson1, Andrei Baleanu2, Romeo Banici2, Andrei Gradinariu2, Constantin Caldararu2, Bertrand De Boisdeffre3, Petru Ghenuche3, Andrei Naziru3、4, Georgios Kolliopoulos3, Liviu Neagu3, Razvan Dabu3, Ioan Dancus3、*, and Daniel Ursescu3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Thales LAS France, 78990Élancourt, France
  • 2Thales Systems Romania, 060071București, Romania
  • 3Extreme Light Infrastructure – Nuclear Physics, ‘Horia Hulubei’ National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 077125Bucharest Magurele, Romania
  • 4University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, 077125Bucharest Magurele, Romania
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2020.41 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    François Lureau, Guillaume Matras, Olivier Chalus, Christophe Derycke, Thomas Morbieu, Christophe Radier, Olivier Casagrande, Sébastien Laux, Sandrine Ricaud, Gilles Rey, Alain Pellegrina, Caroline Richard, Laurent Boudjemaa, Christophe Simon-Boisson, Andrei Baleanu, Romeo Banici, Andrei Gradinariu, Constantin Caldararu, Bertrand De Boisdeffre, Petru Ghenuche, Andrei Naziru, Georgios Kolliopoulos, Liviu Neagu, Razvan Dabu, Ioan Dancus, Daniel Ursescu. High-energy hybrid femtosecond laser system demonstrating 2 × 10 PW capability[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2020, 8(4): 04000e43 Copy Citation Text show less
    Block diagram of FE and one amplification arm with the three corresponding outputs: 100 TW at 10 Hz, 1 PW at 1 Hz, and 10 PW at 1 shot/min repetition rate.
    Fig. 1. Block diagram of FE and one amplification arm with the three corresponding outputs: 100 TW at 10 Hz, 1 PW at 1 Hz, and 10 PW at 1 shot/min repetition rate.
    Venteon oscillator spectrum.
    Fig. 2. Venteon oscillator spectrum.
    CPA1 and XPW spectra.
    Fig. 3. CPA1 and XPW spectra.
    Near-field spatial intensity profile of the picosecond pulses: (a) before beam shaping device; (b) after beam shaping device.
    Fig. 4. Near-field spatial intensity profile of the picosecond pulses: (a) before beam shaping device; (b) after beam shaping device.
    Near-field beam intensity profile of the 532 nm picosecond pump laser for OPCPA.
    Fig. 5. Near-field beam intensity profile of the 532 nm picosecond pump laser for OPCPA.
    Evolution of the 800 nm broadband beam spatial intensity profile through the FE. The FE near-field intensity and far-field intensity profiles were measured at the output of the second OPCPA stage.
    Fig. 6. Evolution of the 800 nm broadband beam spatial intensity profile through the FE. The FE near-field intensity and far-field intensity profiles were measured at the output of the second OPCPA stage.
    Stability of the OPCPA spectrum over 7 h continuous operation. The red curve is the average of the data acquired at 10 min intervals that we represented by the gray curves.
    Fig. 7. Stability of the OPCPA spectrum over 7 h continuous operation. The red curve is the average of the data acquired at 10 min intervals that we represented by the gray curves.
    FE contrast assessment. By blocking the device input, the limitation of the measurement device sensitivity has been evaluated in the range of 10–13.
    Fig. 8. FE contrast assessment. By blocking the device input, the limitation of the measurement device sensitivity has been evaluated in the range of 10–13.
    The typical beam profile of the pump lasers.
    Fig. 9. The typical beam profile of the pump lasers.
    Pulse temporal profile of the ATLAS 100 laser, 50 ns/div; delay between laser pulses was set at 50 ns; the entire FWHM pulse duration, for combined pulses, is about 70 ns.
    Fig. 10. Pulse temporal profile of the ATLAS 100 laser, 50 ns/div; delay between laser pulses was set at 50 ns; the entire FWHM pulse duration, for combined pulses, is about 70 ns.
    The beam profile at the output of each main amplifier.
    Fig. 11. The beam profile at the output of each main amplifier.
    Schematic configuration of the high-energy Ti:sapphire amplification arm.
    Fig. 12. Schematic configuration of the high-energy Ti:sapphire amplification arm.
    Spectral bandwidth management through the high-energy Ti:sapphire amplifiers: (a) typical reflectivity and dispersion of the spectral filters at 45° angle of incidence; (b) simulation of 100 μJ energy, Gaussian spectrum seed pulse (blue line) propagation through five chirped pulse amplifiers to reach 90 J output pulse energy, with spectral shaping mirrors (gray line) and without spectral shaping mirrors (red line).
    Fig. 13. Spectral bandwidth management through the high-energy Ti:sapphire amplifiers: (a) typical reflectivity and dispersion of the spectral filters at 45° angle of incidence; (b) simulation of 100 μJ energy, Gaussian spectrum seed pulse (blue line) propagation through five chirped pulse amplifiers to reach 90 J output pulse energy, with spectral shaping mirrors (gray line) and without spectral shaping mirrors (red line).
    Evolution of the spectrum through the high-power Ti:sapphire amplifiers
    Fig. 14. Evolution of the spectrum through the high-power Ti:sapphire amplifiers
    The HPLS 10 PW compressor and diagnostics diagram; the inset is a picture of one of the two ELI-NP 10 PW compressors using the meter size gratings. D.M., deformable mirror; WFS, wavefront sensor; CCD-NF, near-field CCD; CCD-FF, far-field CCD; AUTO-CO, single-shot autocorrelator; CROSS-CO, third-order cross-correlator.
    Fig. 15. The HPLS 10 PW compressor and diagnostics diagram; the inset is a picture of one of the two ELI-NP 10 PW compressors using the meter size gratings. D.M., deformable mirror; WFS, wavefront sensor; CCD-NF, near-field CCD; CCD-FF, far-field CCD; AUTO-CO, single-shot autocorrelator; CROSS-CO, third-order cross-correlator.
    Extraction efficiency for the 10 PW level amplifier AMP3.2.
    Fig. 16. Extraction efficiency for the 10 PW level amplifier AMP3.2.
    Wizzler measurements: (a) flat spectral phase and more than 70 nm spectral bandwidth; (b) reconstructed pulse with τ = 22.7 FWHM duration.
    Fig. 17. Wizzler measurements: (a) flat spectral phase and more than 70 nm spectral bandwidth; (b) reconstructed pulse with τ = 22.7 FWHM duration.
    Contrast measurements at the output of the HPLS for the different amplification levels.
    Fig. 18. Contrast measurements at the output of the HPLS for the different amplification levels.
    Measured data from the wavefront sensor and far-field camera on the 10 PW diagnostic bench. The wavefront map shows a wavefront error of 0.05 μm RMS. The calculated PSF from the measured irradiance map and wavefront map shows an SR of 0.9. Far-field profile confirms the good focusability of the beam.
    Fig. 19. Measured data from the wavefront sensor and far-field camera on the 10 PW diagnostic bench. The wavefront map shows a wavefront error of 0.05 μm RMS. The calculated PSF from the measured irradiance map and wavefront map shows an SR of 0.9. Far-field profile confirms the good focusability of the beam.
    Long-term stability test for the 1 PW level amplifier during 1 day of operation showing the energy of all the shots before compression.
    Fig. 20. Long-term stability test for the 1 PW level amplifier during 1 day of operation showing the energy of all the shots before compression.
    InputUsed/availableOutputEnergyBeam
    AMPenergypump energyenergystabilitysize
    AMP1.10.5 mJ110 mJ/200 mJ25 mJ< 3% RMS2 mm
    AMP1.225 mJ11 J/14.2 J3.5 J< 3% RMS28 mm
    AMP22 J85 J/96 J35 J< 2% RMS55 mm
    AMP3.120 J180 J/200 J80 J< 2% RMS90 mm
    AMP3.280 J480 J/600 J327 J< 1.8% RMS130 mm
    Table 1. Main beam parameters at each amplification level during the 10 PW operation.
    100 TW1 PW10 PW
    Beam size at the deformable mirror28 mm55 mm130 mm
    Deformable mirror size50 mm100 mm180 mm
    Optimum beam diameter for correction20–30 mm40–60 mm125–180 mm
    Number of actuators254358
    Table 2. Beam size and deformable mirror characteristics.
    Output type100 TW1 PW10 PW
    Pulse energy (J)a2.725243
    Pulse duration (fs)b<25<24<23
    Repetition rate (Hz)1011/60
    Calculated SR from measured wavefront>0.9>0.9>0.9
    Pointing stability (μrad RMS)c<3.4<1.78<1.27
    Pulse energy stability (RMS)c<2.6%<1.8%<1.8%
    FE demonstrated ps contrastdIn the range of 1013:1
    Table 3. Measured parameters of the HPLS.
    ParameterValue
    Average value300.5 J
    Maximum value305 J
    Minimum value254 J
    RMS stability1.798%
    Point-to-point stability17.14%
    Standard deviation5.4 J
    Table 4. Stability test for the 10 PW level amplifier running for 90 min at 300 J.
    François Lureau, Guillaume Matras, Olivier Chalus, Christophe Derycke, Thomas Morbieu, Christophe Radier, Olivier Casagrande, Sébastien Laux, Sandrine Ricaud, Gilles Rey, Alain Pellegrina, Caroline Richard, Laurent Boudjemaa, Christophe Simon-Boisson, Andrei Baleanu, Romeo Banici, Andrei Gradinariu, Constantin Caldararu, Bertrand De Boisdeffre, Petru Ghenuche, Andrei Naziru, Georgios Kolliopoulos, Liviu Neagu, Razvan Dabu, Ioan Dancus, Daniel Ursescu. High-energy hybrid femtosecond laser system demonstrating 2 × 10 PW capability[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2020, 8(4): 04000e43
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