Laser-plasma accelerator optimization through active stabilization of the 100-TW-class high-power laser delivery to focus

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Abstract

The control of position and pointing angle of high-power laser pulses at focus allows for stability and tunability of applications such as laser-plasma acceleration, and other high-intensity-laser and laser-plasma interactions. While recently we have published a non-perturbative high-power diagnostic based on a rear-surface wedged final steering optic [Isono et al. High Power Laser Sci. Eng. 9, e25 (2021)], we now present concepts and experimental progress on complimenting this diagnostic with active stabilization for both position and angle. The availability of a kHz non-amplified pulse train in conjunction with the amplified 1 Hz pulses will be discussed in the context of active feedback concepts. Improvements to laser-plasma acceleration enabled with these new control capabilities are investigated.

*This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, and the Office of High Energy Physics, under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation under Grant No. GBMF4898.

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Publication: Isono, F., van Tilborg, J., Barber, S. K., Natal, J., Berger, C., Tsai, H. E., ... & Esarey, E. (2021). High-power non-perturbative laser delivery diagnostics at the final focus of 100-TW-class laser pulses. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 9.

Presenters

  • Curtis Berger

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Authors

  • Curtis Berger

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Fumika Isono

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Jeroen van Tilborg

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Samuel Barber

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Tobias M Ostermayr

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Carl B Schroeder

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Eric H Esarey

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory