Dr. Erhard Gaul Profile

Dr. Erhard Gaul

Director Lasers at Marvel Fusion

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 8 June 2023 Presentation

Presentation

Commissioning of the L4n laser beamline: a high-repetition-rate nanosecond-pulse laser system for high-energy density physics experiments (Conference Presentation)

Pavel Trojek, Štepan Vyhlídka, Jan Bartonícek, Jan Hubácek, Daniel Kramer, Petr Szotkowski, Florian Condamine, Noémie Jourdain, Tomáš Laštovicka, Raj Singh, Gaetan Fauvel, Gavin Friedman, Antoine Gintrand, Ludovít Haiser, Mojmír Havlík, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Václav Orna, Paul Pandikan, Oldrich Renner, Peter Rubovic, Anastasia Sklia, Todd Ditmire, Erhard Gaul, Stefan Weber, Bedrich Rus

Proceedings Volume PC12577, PC1257707 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2669590

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Physics, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 9 May 2019 Paper

Paper

Temporal diagnostics for kJ class laser using object-image-grating self-tiling compressor

Štěpán Vyhlídka, Pavel Trojek, Daniel Kramer, Davorin Peceli, František Batysta, Jan Bartoníček, Jan Hubáček, Ted Borger, Roman Antipenkov, Erhard Gaul, Todd Ditmire, Bedřich Rus

Proceedings Volume 11034, 1103409 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524484

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Diagnostics, Fizeau interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2019 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Spectral shaping of a 5 Hz, multi-joule OPCPA frontend for a 10 PW laser system

František Batysta, Roman Antipenkov, Jan Bartoníček, Štěpán Vyhlídka, Pavel Trojek, Teddy Borger, Jonas Kolenda, April Kissinger, Jonathan Green, Robertas Kananavicius, Gilles Chériaux, Jeffrey Jarboe, Sandra Bruce, Jan Hubáček, Gavin Friedman, Eric Beutlich, Chris Malato, Jack Naylon, Dave Hidinger, Erhard Gaul, Daniel Kramer, Michael Donovan, Todd Ditmire, Bedřich Rus

Proceedings Volume 11034, 110340C (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524951

KEYWORDS: Laser systems engineering, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Amplifiers, Glasses, Fiber lasers, Manufacturing, Complex systems, System integration, Laser applications, Nonlinear response

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation

Presentation

kJ-10 PW class laser system at 1 shot a minute (Conference Presentation)

Gilles Chériaux, Erhard Gaul, Roman Antipenkov, Ted Borger, Jonathan Tyler Green, František Batysta, Gavin Friedman, Axel Jochmann, Daniel Kramer, Bedrich Rus, Pavel Trojek, Štepan Vyhlídka, Todd Ditmire

Proceedings Volume 10898, 1089806 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2507627

KEYWORDS: Laser systems engineering, Laser development, Glasses, Amplifiers, Physics, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 2017 Presentation + Paper

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ELI-beamlines: progress in development of next generation short-pulse laser systems

B. Rus, P. Bakule, D. Kramer, J. Naylon, J. Thoma, M. Fibrich, J. Green, J. C. Lagron, R. Antipenkov, J. Bartoníček, F. Batysta, R. Baše, R. Boge, S. Buck, J. Cupal, M. A. Drouin, M. Ďurák, B. Himmel, T. Havlíček, P. Homer, A. Honsa, M. Horáček, P. Hríbek, J Hubáček, Z. Hubka, G. Kalinchenko, K. Kasl, L. Indra, P. Korous, M. Košelja, L. Koubíková, M. Laub, T. Mazanec, A. Meadows, J. Novák, D. Peceli, J. Polan, D. Snopek, V. Šobr, P. Trojek, B. Tykalewicz, P. Velpula, E. Verhagen, Š. Vyhlídka, J. Weiss, C. Haefner, A. Bayramian, S. Betts, A. Erlandson, J. Jarboe, G. Johnson, J. Horner, D. Kim, E. Koh, C. Marshall, D. Mason, E. Sistrunk, D. Smith, T. Spinka, J. Stanley, C. Stolz, T. Suratwala, S. Telford, T. Ditmire, E. Gaul, M. Donovan, C. Frederickson, G. Friedman, D. Hammond, D. Hidinger, G. Chériaux, A. Jochmann, M. Kepler, C. Malato, M. Martinez, T. Metzger, M. Schultze, P. Mason, K. Ertel, A. Lintern, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, J. Collier

Proceedings Volume 10241, 102410J (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2269818

KEYWORDS: Laser systems engineering, Optical amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Semiconductor lasers, Laser development, Laser applications, Cryogenics, Oscillators, Amplifiers, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2017 Paper

Paper

Precision control of mirror-grating phasing for a large aperture pulse compressor

Štěpán Vyhlídka, Pavel Trojek, Daniel Kramer, David Snopek, Martin Šolc, Erhard Gaul, Bedřich Rus

Proceedings Volume 10238, 102381A (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2270479

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Laser damage threshold, Mirrors, Sensors, Diffraction gratings, Interferometry, Temperature metrology, Fizeau interferometers, Aluminum, Phase measurement

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2017 Paper

Paper

Optimization of a grating pulse stretcher suitable for kJ class 10PW laser system

Štěpán Vyhlídka, Daniel Kramer, Matt Kepler, Erhard Gaul, Bedřich Rus

Proceedings Volume 10238, 102380T (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2270477

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Laser systems engineering, Optical design, Pulsed laser operation, Ultrafast phenomena, Neodymium glass lasers, Mirrors, Monochromatic aberrations, Diffraction, Imaging systems, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2015 Paper

Paper

Laser generation of ultra-short neutron bursts from high atomic number converters

I. Pomerantz, E. McCary, A. Meadows, A. Arefiev, A. Bernstein, C. Chester, J. Cortez, M. Donovan, G. Dyer, E. Gaul, D. Hamilton, D. Kuk, A. Lestrade, C. Wang, T. Ditmire, B. Hegelich

Proceedings Volume 9514, 95140Q (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2181494

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Copper, Metals, Laser development, Picosecond phenomena, Particles, Laser irradiation, Radiography, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2015 Paper

Paper

ELI-Beamlines: development of next generation short-pulse laser systems

B. Rus, P. Bakule, D. Kramer, J. Naylon, J. Thoma, J. Green, R. Antipenkov, M. Fibrich, J. Novák, F. Batysta, T. Mazanec, M. Drouin, K. Kasl, R. Baše, D. Peceli, L. Koubíková, P. Trojek, R. Boge, J. Lagron, Š. Vyhlídka, J. Weiss, J, Cupal, J. Hřebíček, P. Hříbek, M. Durák, J. Polan, M. Košelja, G. Korn, M. Horáček, J. Horáček, B. Himmel, T. Havlíček, A. Honsa, P. Korouš, M. Laub, C. Haefner, A. Bayramian, T. Spinka, C. Marshall, G. Johnson, S. Telford, J. Horner, B. Deri, T. Metzger, M. Schultze, P. Mason, K. Ertel, A. Lintern, J. Greenhalgh, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, J. Collier, T, Ditmire, E. Gaul, M. Martinez, C. Frederickson, D. Hammond, C. Malato, W. White, J. Houžvička

Proceedings Volume 9515, 95150F (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2184996

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Oscillators, Semiconductor lasers, Crystals, Laser systems engineering, Diagnostics, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 9 May 2013 Paper

Paper

Laser-ion acceleration from transparent overdense plasmas at the Texas Petawatt

I. Pomerantz, J. Blakeney, G. Dyer, L. Fuller, E. Gaul, D. Gautier, D. Jung, A. Meadows, R. Shah, C. Wang, J. Fernandez, T. Ditmire, B. Hegelich

Proceedings Volume 8779, 87791L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021343

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Plasmas, Ions, Phase modulation, Electrons, Copper, Solids, Mirrors, Promethium, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2011 Paper

Paper

Adaptive optics on petawatt lasers: current performance of the Texas Petawatt Laser

Mikael Martinez, Erhard Gaul, Teddy Borger, Frances Aymond, Douglas Hammond, Marty Ringuette, Ramiro Escamilla, Todd Ditmire, John Caird, Al Erlandson, Igor Iovanovic, Chris Ebbers, Bill Molander

Proceedings Volume 7913, 79130H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880765

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Design for manufacturing, Diagnostics, Laser systems engineering, Amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Adaptive optics, Crystals, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 6 December 2006 Paper

Paper

New PW stretcher-compressor design for PHELIX laser

D. Javorkova, P. Neumayer, Th. Kühl, S. Borneis, E. Brambrink, C. Bruske, E. Gaul, S. Götte, T. Hahn, H. Heuck, S. Kunzer, T. Merz, D. Reemts, M. Roth, F. Schrader, A. Tauschwitz, R. Thiel, D. Ursescu, P. Wiewior, B. Zielbauer

Proceedings Volume 5945, 59451C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.638979

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical amplifiers, Spherical lenses, Pulsed laser operation, Diffraction gratings, Laser systems engineering, Dispersion, Tolerancing, Fusion energy, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2006 Paper

Paper

The Texas Petawatt Laser

Mikael Martinez, Erhard Gaul, Todd Ditmire, Skyler Douglas, Dan Gorski, Watson Henderson, Joel Blakeney, Doug Hammond, Michael Gerity, John Caird, Al Erlandson, Igor Iovanovic, Chris Ebbers, Bill Molander

Proceedings Volume 5991, 59911N (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.638939

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Laser systems engineering, Laser applications, Crystals, Laser development, Fusion energy, Diagnostics, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2003 Paper

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Near-field imaging of Ni-like silver transient collisional x-ray laser

Olivier Guilbaud, Matthew Edwards, Annie Klisnick, David Ros, Gerard Jamelot, Denis Joyeux, Daniel Phalippou, Huajing Tang, Paul Neumayer, Daniel Ursescu, Greg Tallents, Thomas Kuehl, K. Cassou, Kamal Bouhouch, Masataka Kado, Masaharu Nishikino, Kota Sukegawa, Maki Kishimoto, Masahiko Ishino, Keisuke Nagashima, Hiroyuki Daido, Wolfgang Seelig, Stefan Borneis, Erhard Gaul, W. Geithner, C. Hafner, Piotr Wiewior

Proceedings Volume 5197, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507090

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Plasma, Near field, Mirrors, Silver, Imaging devices, Picosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Interferometry, Zirconium

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2001 Paper

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X-ray laser spectroscopy on lithium-like ions

Paul Neumayer, J. Alvarez, Bruno Becker-de Mos, Stefan Borneis, K. Brueck, Erhard Gaul, C. Haefner, Karol Janulewicz, Thomas Kuehl, Dieter Marx, Irene Reinhard, Marco Tomaselli, Peter Nickles, Wolfgang Sandner, Wolfgang Seelig

Proceedings Volume 4505, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450596

KEYWORDS: Ions, X-ray lasers, Mirrors, Laser spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Laser systems engineering, Pulsed laser operation, Diffraction gratings, Ray tracing, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 1994 Paper

Paper

Self-starting femtosecond pulse generation from a Ti:sapphire laser synchronously pumped by a pointing-stabilized mode-locked Nd:YAG laser

Craig Siders, Erhard Gaul, Michael Downer, A. Babin, Andrey Stepanov

Proceedings Volume 2116, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175843

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Nd:YAG lasers, Mirrors, Femtosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Laser stabilization, Interferometry, Gallium arsenide, Sensors, Picosecond phenomena

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Conference Committee Involvement (3)

Optical Technologies for Inertial Fusion Energy

27 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

High Power Lasers and Applications

19 April 2021 | Online Only, Czech Republic

High-Power, High-Energy, and High-Intensity Laser Technology

3 April 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic

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