Analysis of Chirped Pulse Juxtaposed with Beam Amplification (CPJBA): A Nd:Glass Laser Architecture for Exawatt-class Peak-Power Pulses

Abstract

Generalized design of an exawatt-class, high-peak-power laser based on a single-aperture, NIF-like, Nd:Glass beamline is presented. Results of a ray-trace model of the underlying, novel compressor configuration and gain effects in the amplifier are discussed.