Title :
Thermally-edge-controlled slab laser for inertial fusion energy and applications
Author :
Kurita, T. ; Kawashima, T. ; Ikegawa, T. ; Matsumoto, O. ; Yasuhara, R. ; Sekine, T. ; Kawanaka, J. ; Miyanaga, N. ; Nakatsuka, M. ; Izawa, Y. ; Kan, H. ; Tsuchiya, Y. ; Furukawa, H. ; Kanabe, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A 1053-nm thermally-edge-controlled slab laser pumped by 800 kW peak power from 8,000 diode bars has been designed for the HALNA project. 20 J pulse energy in 10 ns at 10 Hz is being demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser fusion; neodymium; nuclear fusion; optical control; optical design techniques; optical glass; optical pumping; solid lasers; 10 Hz; 10 ns; 1053 nm; 20 J; 800 kW; HALNA project; Nd:glass zig-zag slab laser; diode pumping; inertial fusion energy; thermally-edge-controlled slab laser; Diodes; Glass; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Optical amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Slabs; Thermal lensing; Thermal management;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201714
