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Contrast enhancements to petawatt lasers using picosecond optical parametric amplification and frequency doubling

David Hillier, Colin Danson, David Egan, Stephen Elsmere, Mark Girling, Ewan Harvey, Nicholas Hopps, Michael Norman, Stefan Parker, Paul Treadwell, David Winter, and Thomas Bett

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Abstract

Nanosecond contrast of the Orion CPA beamlines is enhanced from 10−8 to 10−10 by inserting a picosecond OPA prior to the stretcher. In conjunction with frequency doubling post-compression this will enhance the contrast to ~10−18.

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