Title :
Pulsed power requirements for a high power KrF laser inertial confinement fusion test facility
Author :
Sethian, J.D. ; Obenschain, S.P. ; McGeoch, M.W. ; Smith, I.D. ; Corcoran, P.A. ; Altes, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Plasma Phys., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
A conceptual design for the pulsed power supply of a 68 kJ krypton fluoride (KrF) laser amplifier is discussed. The amplifier features double-sided electron beam pumping with eight diodes on either side of the laser cell. This amplifier is based on the technology developed for the recently completed Nike laser system. The authors envision a system in which thirty-two of these amplifiers are combined to produce a 2 MJ KrF laser direct drive inertial confinement test facility
Keywords :
gas lasers; krypton compounds; laser accessories; optical pumping; power amplifiers; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; 2 MJ; 68 kJ; KrF; KrF laser pumping; conceptual design; inertial confinement fusion test facility; laser amplifier; pulsed power supplies; Diodes; Inertial confinement; Laser excitation; Optical design; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulsed power supplies; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Power Modulator Symposium, 1996., Twenty-Second International
Conference_Location :
Boca Raton, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3076-5
DOI :
10.1109/MODSYM.1996.564480
