https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2015-02571-y
Regular Article
XCAN – A coherent amplification network of femtosecond fiber chirped-pulse amplifiers
1 LULI, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, CEA, UPMC, 91128 Palaiseau, France
2 Thales Research and Technology, 1 Avenue Augustin Fresnel, 91767 Palaiseau Cedex, France
3 Thales Optronique SA, Laser Solutions Unit, 2 avenue Gay-Lussac, 78995 Elancourt, France
4 IZEST, Ecole Polytechnique, CEA, Thales, 91128 Palaiseau, France
Received: 20 April 2015
Revised: 31 August 2015
Published online: 26 October 2015
The XCAN collaboration program between the Ecole Polytechnique and Thales aims at developing a laser system based on the coherent combination of several tens of laser beams produced through a network of amplifying optical fibers [1]. As a first step this project aspires to demonstrate the scalability of a combining architecture in the femtosecond regime providing high peak power with high repetition rate and high efficiency. The initial system will include 61 individual phased beams aimed to provide 10 mJ, 350 fs pulses at 50 kHz.
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