Scientist and Engineer working on a UOPA.

Ultrafast Optical Parametric Amplifier

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2012:

A picosecond-pumped ultrafast optical parametric amplifier (UOPA) was deployed on OMEGA EP to enhance temporal contrast and to support additional user experiments.

Shown here is senior research engineer Rick Roides (left) and senior scientist Christophe Dorrer (right) working on a UOPA

Senior research engineer Rick Roides (left) and senior scientist Christophe Dorrer (right) working on a UOPA