Author :
Moses, Edward I.
Author_Institution :
National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Mail Code L-466, 7000 East Avenue, CA 94550, USA
Abstract :
Commissioning of the first 48 of 192 laser beams at the National Ignition Facility has resulted in the first-ever operational MegaJoule laser. A review of the laser performance and experimental campaign plans will be presented.
Keywords :
Ignition; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser fusion; Operational amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Postal services; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Smoothing methods; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431496
