Repetition-rate angularly multiplexed krypton fluoride laser system

Matthew F. Wolford; Matthew C. Myers; John L. Giuliani; John D. Sethian; Patrick M. Burns; Frank Hegeler; Reginald L. Jaynes

doi:10.1117/1.3000593

1 October 2008 Repetition-rate angularly multiplexed krypton fluoride laser system

Matthew F. Wolford, Matthew C. Myers, John L. Giuliani, John D. Sethian, Patrick M. Burns, Frank Hegeler, Reginald L. Jaynes

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 47, Issue 10, 104202 (October 2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3000593

Abstract

The first results are reported from a repetitively pulsed, electron-beam-pumped angularly multiplexed krypton fluoride (KrF) laser system. This laser system, called Electra, was constructed at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. The technologies developed on Electra are scalable to a full-size fusion power plant beam line and should meet the inertial fusion energy (IFE) requirements for durability, efficiency, and cost. As in a full-size fusion power plant beam line, Electra is a multistage laser system that consists of a commercial discharge laser, a 175-keV electron-beam-pumped (40-ns flat-top) preamplifier, and a 500-keV (100-ns flat-top) main amplifier. Angular multiplexing is used in the optical layout to provide pulse length control and to maximize laser extraction from the amplifiers. The laser system initially demonstrated 452 J in a single shot and 1.585 kJ total energy in a one-second, 5-Hz burst. The preamplifier alone produces a 25-J KrF output with two angularly multiplexed beams. Extraction volumes were calculated for both a single-pass and a double-pass angularly multiplexed amplifier. A standard ray trace must be used to calculate the extraction volumes for the double-pass amplifier with focusing elements.

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Matthew F. Wolford, Matthew C. Myers, John L. Giuliani, John D. Sethian, Patrick M. Burns, Frank Hegeler, and Reginald L. Jaynes "Repetition-rate angularly multiplexed krypton fluoride laser system," Optical Engineering 47(10), 104202 (1 October 2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3000593

Published: 1 October 2008

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