Advanced polarization-control strategies for enhancing performance in multipetawatt laser facilities
Our research focuses on designing all-reflective phase retarders (RPRs) to generate and maintain circularly polarized (CP) light for NSF OPAL and other multipetawatt laser facilities. Assuming that the input polarization is either s- or p-polarized, RPRs need to be used in an out-of-plane configuration. Here, we will discuss the impact of transporting and focusing optics on CP light.
Authors
- M. Spilatro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9608-2015)
- A. Nicholas Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9279-7170)
- Cheonha Jeon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8259-8853)
- J. Bromage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0720-093X)
- S.-W. Bahk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3432-5888)
Institutions
- Energetics (United States) (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics of Plasmas
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273151
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.87
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy
- University of Rochester
- National Nuclear Security Administration