Quasi-remote laser pulse compression and generation of radiation and particle beams
US8351476B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/005
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and methods for the quasi-remote compression and focusing of a moderate-intensity laser pulse to form a much higher intensity beam that can be directed at a target and used as a probe beam or used in a probe beam converter to generate other forms of electromagnetic radiation or energetic particles. A system for the quasi-remote propagation of high-intensity laser beams in accordance with the present invention comprises a main platform on which a first, “seed” laser pulse is generated, stretched, and amplified, and a remote platform, located at a distance from the main platform, which is configured to receive the amplified and stretched pulse and convert it into the high-intensity laser beam. The high-intensity laser beam in turn can then be converted into one or more probe beams directed at a target object.
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