• DocumentCode
    520339
  • Title

    Fusion energy: Laser systems required to harness the power of the sun

  • Author

    Bayramian, A.J. ; Deri, R.J. ; Ebbers, C.A. ; Erlandson, A.C. ; Molander, W.A. ; Sutton, S.B. ; Telford, S. ; Caird, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Laser systems deployed in Inertial Fusion Energy power plants will usher in space qualified laser engineering and materials on a massive scale. Understanding subsystem efficiencies and component Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) are critical for success.
  • Keywords
    Diodes; Frequency conversion; Ignition; Investments; Laser fusion; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse shaping; Power generation; Power lasers; Sun;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499910