The Apollon-10P project: Design and current status

Dimitrios Papadopoulos (1) , Catherine Leblanc (1) , Gilles Chériaux (2) , Patrick Georges (3) , J-P Zou (1) , Gabriel Mennerat (4) , Frédéric Druon (3) , Alain Pellegrina (1, 3) , Patricia Ramirez (1, 3) , Fabio Giambruno (2, 1) , Antoine Freneaux (2, 1) , F Leconte (1, 2) , D Badarau (1) , J.-M. Boudenne (1) , P. Audebert (1) , D. Fournet (1) , T Valloton (1) , C. Greverie (1) , Jean-Luc Paillard (1) , J. L. Veray (1) , M. Pina (1) , P. Monot (4) , P. Martin (4) , F. Mathieu (1) , Jean Paul Chambaret (1) , François Amiranoff (1)

1 LULI - Laboratoire pour l'utilisation des lasers intenses
2 LOA - Laboratoire d'optique appliquée
3 Laboratoire Charles Fabry / Lasers
4 IRAMIS - Institut Rayonnement Matière de Saclay

The principal objective of Apollon-10P project is the generation of 10 PW peak power pulses of 15 fs duration at 1 shot/minute. The technological challenges and the current status of the Apollon laser system are discussed in detail.

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Catherine Leblanc, Gilles Chériaux, Patrick Georges, J-P Zou, et al.. The Apollon-10P project: Design and current status. Advanced Solid State Laser (ASSL 2013), Oct 2013, Paris, France. ⟨10.1364/ASSL.2013.ATu3A.43⟩. ⟨hal-01370492⟩