Title :
Limitations on high peak power users
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Observations of the onset of small scale self-focusing on the NRL laser system are compared with present theories. Qualitative agreement is found between theory and experiment and it is also found that it is possible to derive a “safe” value for growth for small scale self-focusing. The criteria derived from self-focusing considerations alter the systems considerations for maximum output and/or economy from those derived if self-focusing is not considered.
Keywords :
optical self-focusing; solid lasers; NRL laser system; high peak power lasers; small scale self-focusing; Abstracts; Focusing; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 1974 International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1974.6219752
