Activation of the Mercury Laser: A diode-pumped solid-state laser driver for inertial fusion

A.J. Bayramian; C. Bibeau; R.J. Beach; J.C. Chanteloup; C.A. Ebbers; K. Kanz; H. Nakano; S.A. Payne; H.T. Powell; K.I. Schaffers; L. Seppala; K. Skulina; L.K. Smith; S.B. Sutton; L.E. Zapata

doi:10.1364/ASSL.2001.MA7

Advanced Solid-State Lasers
OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics (Optica Publishing Group, 2001),
paper MA7
•https://doi.org/10.1364/ASSL.2001.MA7

Activation of the Mercury Laser: A diode-pumped solid-state laser driver for inertial fusion

A.J. Bayramian, C. Bibeau, R.J. Beach, J.C. Chanteloup, C.A. Ebbers, K. Kanz, H. Nakano, S.A. Payne, H.T. Powell, K.I. Schaffers, L. Seppala, K. Skulina, L.K. Smith, S.B. Sutton, and L.E. Zapata

Advanced Solid State Lasers 2001

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A. J. Bayramian, C. Bibeau, R. J. Beach, J. C. Chanteloup, C. A. Ebbers, K. Kanz, H. Nakano, S. A. Payne, H. T. Powell, K. I. Schaffers, L. Seppala, K. Skulina, L. K. Smith, S. B. Sutton, and L. E. Zapata, "Activation of the Mercury Laser: A diode-pumped solid-state laser driver for inertial fusion," in Advanced Solid-State Lasers, C. Marshall, ed., Vol. 50 of OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics (Optica Publishing Group, 2001), paper MA7.

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Abstract

Initial measurements are reported for the Mercury laser system, a scalable driver for rep-rated high energy density physics research. The performance goals include 10% electrical efficiency at 10 Hz and 100 J with a 2-10 ns pulse length. This laser is an angularly multiplexed 4-pass gas-cooled amplifier system based on image relaying to minimize wavefront distortion and optical damage risk at the 10 Hz operating point. The efficiency requirements are fulfilled using diode laser pumping of ytterbium doped strontium fluorapatite crystals.

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