• DocumentCode
    1218566
  • Title

    Lasers for Fusion Systems

  • Author

    Burgess, T.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California Livermore, California 94550
  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1973
  • fDate
    6/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    29
  • Abstract
    The principles of initiating fusion by lasers and high-energy laser system technology are reviewed. Nonlinear optical propagation at high intensities in laser amplifiers is described and is related to the system requirements for a laser used to produce fusion.
  • Keywords
    Fuels; Fusion reactors; Inertial confinement; Laser fusion; Optical pulses; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma temperature; Plasma waves; Pulsed laser deposition;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.1973.4316811
  • Filename
    4316811