Title :
Enhancing the pulse shaping precision of energetic high aspect ratio infrared pulses in the national ignition facility laser system
Author :
Feigenbaum, E. ; Sacks, R.A. ; Shaw, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Ignition Facility & Photon Sci., Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
Abstract :
NIF´s ability to deliver precise, high-contrast pulses is limited by the fidelity of our numerical model. Model fidelity is enhanced by fitting small-signal gain and saturation parameters to measurements and by including temporal overlap effects.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; laser fusion; laser variables measurement; optical pulse shaping; optical saturation; NFI laser system; National Ignition Facility; infrared pulse shaping precision enhancement; numerical model; optical saturation parameters; small-signal gain; Ignition; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Pulse shaping methods; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
