An optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier (OPCPA) based on a large-aperture DKDP crystal and pumped by a 10 kJ level Nd:glass laser can serve as the final amplifier for a 100 PW level laser. A comprehensive numerical investigation on such a high-energy OPCPA is presented in this work. The effects on the efficiency-bandwidth product induced by the deuteration level, absorption loss, temperature variation, and optimization of zero-phase-mismatch wavelength (ZPMW) are analyzed in detail. Based on the analysis above, a three-dimensional numerical simulation taking into account the effects of pumping depletion, diffraction, and walk-off shows that, by optimization of ZPMW, broadband (over 210 nm spectral width in FWHM) and high efficiency (${\gt}37\%$) amplification can be realized in the DKDP crystal even with a moderate deuteration level of 70%, which can relax the requirement of a high deuteration level in a large-aperture DKDP crystal. The numerical analysis can provide meaningful guidance for the design and construction of 100 PW class laser systems.
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