Title :
HiPER and ELI: Kilojoule-class DPSSLs for laser fusion and ultra high intensity research
Author :
Ertel, K. ; Banerjee, S. ; Mason, P.D. ; Hernandez-Gomez, C. ; Collier, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot, UK
Abstract :
HiPER and ELI are two pan-European projects to establish large-scale laser research facilities. HiPER is dedicated to laser fusion energy research, ELI focuses the exploitation of ultra-short and ultra-intense laser pulses. Both systems will require DPSSL systems delivering ns pulses of kJ-scale energy at multi-Hz repetition rates.
Keywords :
laser fusion; optical pumping; solid lasers; HiPER; diode pumped solid state lasers; extreme light infrastructure; high power laser energy research; laser fusion; ultra high intensity research; Diode lasers; Large-scale systems; Laser excitation; Laser fusion; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
High Power Diode Lasers and Systems Conference, 2009. HPD 2009
Conference_Location :
Coventry
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5545-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5546-1
DOI :
10.1109/HPD.2009.5366337
