A Review of Optical Parametric Amplification at the Vulcan Laser Facility
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Samuel Buck; Pedro Oliveira; Theodoros Angelides; Marco Galimberti
- Source
- Photonics, Vol 11, Iss 6, p 495 (2024)
- Subject
- OPCPA
Vulcan
DKDP
Applied optics. Photonics
TA1501-1820
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2304-6732
An overview of Optical Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification (OPCPA) is given as the basis for the next generation of ultra-intense laser systems (>1×1023 W/cm2). The benefits and drawbacks of OPCPA are discussed to explain the choice behind the decisions for the direction of the Central Laser Facility’s (CLF) upcoming Vulcan 20-20 project. A history of OPCPA use at the CLF is described to surmise the foundation of the confidence in this technology for Vulcan 20-20; a 20 PW user facility for high-intensity plasma physics.