Enabling technology for fabrication of meter-scale gratings for high-energy petawatt lasers

Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 650-653

  Britten, J A ^a   Jones II, L M ^a   Carlson, T C ^a   Bryan, S J ^a   Hoaglan, C R ^a   Risinger, L M ^a   Iyer, A C ^a   Beer, G K ^a   Barty, C P J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS FLOW RATES; MULTILAYER DIELECTRIC (MLD) GRATINGS; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY (NIF); WINDOW GLASSES;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ETCHING; FARADAY EFFECT; FLUORINE; IGNITION; ION BEAMS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS;

HIGH ENERGY LASERS;

EID: 13344269601     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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