Proceedings Article10.1364/CLEO_AT.2012.JTH3I.5
A compact line replaceable unit laser driver for laser inertial fusion energy
Andy J. Bayramian,Salvador M. Aceves,T. Anklam,Kevin Baker,Erlan S. Bliss,Charles D. Boley,Amber L. Bullington,John A. Caird,D. Chen,Robert J. Deri,Mike Dunne,Alvin C. Erlandson,Daniel L. Flowers,Mark A. Henesian,J F Latkowski,Kenneth R. Manes,William A. Molander,Edward I. Moses,S. Powers,S. Rana,S. Rodriguez,Richard H. Sawicki,Kathleen I. Schaffers,Lynn G. Seppala,Mary L. Spaeth,S.B. Sutton,S. Telford +26 more
- 06 May 2012
- pp 1-2
TL;DR: In this article, the authors predicted performance of 8100-J at 16-Hz with 18% wallplug efficiency, which is the same as the laser system used in this paper.
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Abstract: The laser system has predicted performance of 8100-J at 16-Hz with 18% wallplug efficiency. This laser also has broad industrial applications including materials processing, and Chirped-Pulse-Amplification pump/amplifier sources which in turn can produce secondary radiation sources.
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