Open AccessInjection laser system for Advanced Radiographic Capability using chirped pulse amplification on the National Ignition Facility
Author(s) -
John E. Heebner,
Robert L. Acree,
D. Alessi,
Adrian I. Barnes,
M. W. Bowers,
D. Browning,
T. Budge,
S. Burns,
Leyen S. Chang,
Kim Christensen,
John K. Crane,
Michael J. Dailey,
G. Erbert,
M. Fischer,
M. Flegel,
B. Golick,
John M. Halpin,
M. Hamamoto,
M. R. Hermann,
V.J. Hernandez,
J. Honig,
J. Jarboe,
D. H. Kalantar,
V. Keith Kanz,
K. M. Knittel,
J. Lusk,
William A. Molander,
Valier Pacheu,
Mitanu Paul,
L. Pelz,
M. Prantil,
M. C. Rushford,
Nick Schenkel,
R. Sigurdsson,
Thomas Spinka,
M. Taranowski,
Paul J. Wegner,
K. Wilhelmsen,
Jen Nan Wong,
S. T. Yang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
applied optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.668
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 2155-3165
pISSN - 1559-128X
DOI - 10.1364/ao.58.008501
Subject(s) - national ignition facility , optics , ignition system , laser , amplifier , reliability (semiconductor) , chirped pulse amplification , materials science , pulse (music) , beam (structure) , ultrashort pulse , inertial confinement fusion , optoelectronics , physics , detector , engineering , aerospace engineering , power (physics) , cmos , quantum mechanics
We report on the design, performance, and qualification of the injection laser system designed to deliver joule-level chirped pulse beamlets arranged in dual rectangular beam formats into two main laser amplifier beamlines of the National Ignition Facility. The system is designed to meet the requirements of the Advanced Radiographic Capability upgrade with features that deliver performance, adjustability, and long-term reliability.