DocumentCode
2269688
Title
The National Ignition Facility and advances on high intensity ultrafast lasers
Author
Moses, E.I.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
Firstpage
361
Abstract
Summary from only given. NIF is the largest laser and electro-optical mechanical system ever built. The system contains over 7,300 large and small optics, 192 power conditioning modules providing 500 MW of electrical power to over 1700 flashlamps that illuminate 3072 laser glass slabs totaling 1.5 miles in length, and a sophisticated active alignment and computer control system with nearly 60,000 control points. An overview of the facility is given.
Keywords
Pockels effect; laser fusion; laser mirrors; solid lasers; NIF; National Ignition Facility; Nd:glass laser; amplifier; high intensity ultrafast lasers; laser beams; mirrors; multipass amplifier; plasma electrode Pockels cell; Control systems; Glass; Ignition; Lasers and electrooptics; Mechanical systems; Optical control; Power conditioning; Power lasers; Slabs; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-706-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034086
Filename
1034086
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