Nd:Glass Laser Technology for ICF Research and Applications
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Fusion Technology
- Vol. 15 (2P2A), 339-349
- https://doi.org/10.13182/fst89-a39725
Abstract
Recent ICF experiments indicate that high fusion energy gain (10–100) can be achieved using appropriately shaped, short wavelength laser pulses of roughly 10 MJ energy, 1000 TW power and 300 TW/cm2 intensity. These requirements can be met by Nd:glass lasers. The challenge is to reduce overall system cost to significantly below $1B. This paper discusses developments toward that goal.Keywords
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