Title :
Laser design and technology for the National Ignition Facility
Author :
Paisner, Jeffrey A. ; Powell, Howard T. ; Murray, John R.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
We have just completed a four-year campaign to develop the specialized NTF laser components. We are also completing this year an optic campaign with manufactures to develop the 8000 large aperture components in the NIF system. Such components have been integrated into a single-beam full aperture prototype of the NIF laser amplifier design called Beamlet. The results of these development campaigns and the overall project status will be reported
Keywords :
laser fusion; optical design techniques; solid lasers; Beamlet; NIF laser amplifier design; NIF system; National Ignition Facility; large aperture components; laser design; optic campaign; single-beam full aperture prototype; specialized NTF laser components; Apertures; Ignition; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical control; Optical design; Oscillators; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737894
