Title :
Integrated optical pulse generation system for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser system
Author :
Browning, D. ; Crane, J.K. ; Brent Dane, C. ; Henesian, M. ; Martinez, M. ; Moran, B. ; Penko, F. ; Rothenberg, J.E. ; Wilcox, R.B.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The optical pulse generation system (OPG) produces the initial pulse that is shaped, spatially and temporally, frequency modulated, amplified to 22 X and injected into the 192 main amplifier chains of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser system.
Keywords :
laser fusion; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; 22 J; National Ignition Facility laser system; frequency modulated; initial pulse; integrated optical pulse generation system; main amplifier chains; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; Electrodes; Fiber lasers; Ignition; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Pulse shaping methods;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676274
