Title :
Progress on the National Ignition Facility (NIF)
Author :
Moses, Edward I.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA
Abstract :
NIF is a 192-beam ultraviolet laser facility under construction at LLNL. NIF will produce 1.8 MJ, 500 TW it the worldpsilas largest and most powerful laser system and preeminent ICF facility for ignition.
Keywords :
fusion reactor targets; laser fusion; ICF facility; ICF targets; LLNL; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; NIF laser design; National Ignition Facility; energy 1.8 MJ; fiber optic laser; inertial confinement fusion; power 500 TW; preamplifier modules; ultraviolet laser facility; Automatic control; Control systems; Frequency conversion; Ignition; Laser beams; Laser fusion; Optical pulse generation; Optical variables control; Power lasers; Structural beams; (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628360
