Design of chirp-pulse amplification laser system and test results of key elements for high-repetition rate soft X-ray lasers

Ochi, Yoshihiro; Hasegawa, Noboru; Suzuki, Yoji; Sukegawa, Kota*; Kawachi, Tetsuya; Kishimoto, Maki; Nagashima, Keisuke

JAERI-Tech 2004-062, 32 Pages, 2004/11

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We have designed new chirp-pulse amplification (CPA) laser system for 0.1 Hz repetition rate soft X-ray laser system. We adopted the optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier (OPCPA) for a pre-amplifier because of its pulse controllability. For a main-amplifier, we decided to use a zigzag-slab amplifier because of its thermal radiation ability. In order to avoid the inhomogeneous spatial profile of the amplified laser beam, the image of the incident laser light created by a serrated aperture is transferred by use of an image relay system. In this report, we will show the preliminary test of each amplifier using a prototype system and the details of the final system design.