Title :
Pulse shape control on PW laser for fast heating of fusion fuel
Author :
Sueda, K. ; Lu, J. ; Kondo, K. ; Miyanaga, N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita
Abstract :
We have achieved pulse shape control of a high-energy PW laser for fast ignition of laser fusion and have successfully demonstrated flat-top pulses of 10 ps with a rise time of 1 ps.
Keywords :
laser fusion; neodymium; optical control; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; plasma heating by laser; solid lasers; Jk:Nd; PW laser; flat-top pulses; fusion fuel heating; pulse shape control; time 10 ps; Fuels; Heat engines; Heating; Ignition; Laser fusion; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Shape control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391700
