Ultrahigh contrast from a frequency-doubled chirped-pulse-amplification beamline

Appl Opt. 2013 Jun 20;52(18):4258-63. doi: 10.1364/AO.52.004258.

Abstract

This paper describes frequency-doubled operation of a high-energy chirped-pulse-amplification beamline. Efficient type-I second-harmonic generation was achieved using a 3 mm thick 320 mm aperture KDP crystal. Shots were fired at a range of energies achieving more than 100 J in a subpicosecond, 527 nm laser pulse with a power contrast of 10(14).