Highly repetitive high energy/power beam combination laser: IFE laser driver using independent phase control of stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugate mirrors and pre-pulse technique

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-111

  Kong, H J ^a   Lee, S K ^a   Le, D W ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beam combination; IFE laser driver; Phase control; Stimulated Brillouin scattering

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; PHASE CONTROL; PUMPING (LASER);

BEAM CONJUGATION; IFE LASER DRIVER; LASER SYSTEMS; STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 18844423287     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034605050184     Document Type: Conference Paper

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