Nd:Glass laser design for laser icf fission energy (Life)

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 607-617

  Caird, John ^a   Agrawal, Vivek ^b   Bayramian, Andy ^a   Beach, Ray ^a   Britten, Jerry ^a   Chen, Diana ^a   Cross, Robert ^a   Ebbers, Christopher ^a   Erlandson, Alvin ^a   Feit, Michael ^a   Freitas, Barry ^a   Ghosh, Chuni ^c   Haefher, Constantin ^a   Homoelle, Doug ^a   Ladran, Tony ^a   Latkowski, Jeff ^a   Molander, William ^a   Murray, John ^a   Rubenchik, Sasha ^a   Schaffers, Kathleen ^a   Siders, Craig ^a   Stappaerts, Eddy ^a   Sutton, Steve ^a   Telford, Steve ^a   Trenholme, John ^a   Barty, Christopher ^a   more..

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Research and Development Department   (United States)

^c Princeton Optronics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; DIODES; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; FUSION REACTIONS; GLASS; GLASS LASERS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; MERCURY (METAL); Q SWITCHED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SOLID STATE LASERS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DIODE PUMPED SOLID STATE LASER; FAST-IGNITION TARGETS; HIGH AVERAGE POWER LASER PROGRAMS; HOT-SPOT IGNITION; LASER-DIODE-PUMPED; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; ND: GLASS LASERS; PEAK OUTPUT POWER;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 69549096438     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST18-P8031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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