DocumentCode
689749
Title
Engineering diode laser pumps for extremely large-scale laser systems
Author
Deri, R.J. ; Patra, S. ; Bayramian, A. ; Aceves, S. ; Anklam, T. ; Bullington, A. ; Chen, D. ; Dunne, M. ; Erlandson, A. ; Flowers, D. ; Fulkerson, S. ; Manes, K. ; Molander, W. ; Moses, E. ; Piggott, T. ; Rana, Sohel ; Schaffers, K. ; Seppala, L. ; Spaet
Author_Institution
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Several large scale laser applications require diode pumps for high efficiency and average power, but are sensitive to diode performance-cost tradeoffs. This paper describes approaches for addressing these issues, using the example of inertial fusion energy drivers.
Keywords
laser fusion; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; average power; diode laser pumps; diode performance-cost tradeoffs; extremely large-scale laser systems; high efficiency; inertial fusion energy drivers; Decision support systems;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6834136
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