A Large Aperture, High Energy Laser System for Optics and Optical Component Testing
A large aperture, kJ-class, multi-wavelength Nd-glass laser system has been constructed at Lawrence Livermore National Lab which has unique capabilities for studying a wide variety of optical phenomena. The master-oscillator, power-amplifier (MOPA) configuration of this ''Optical Sciences Laser'' (OSL) produces 1053 nm radiation with shaped pulse lengths which are variable from 0.1-100 ns. The output can be frequency doubled or tripled with high conversion efficiency with a resultant 100 cm{sup 2} high quality output beam. This facility can accommodate prototype hardware for large-scale inertial confinement fusion lasers allowing for investigation of integrated system issues such as optical lifetime at high fluence, optics contamination, compatibility of non-optical materials, and laser diagnostics.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 15007260
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-CONF-155394; TRN: US0401501
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 5273; Conference: SPIE Boulder Damage Symposium XXXV-Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, Boulder, CO (US), 09/22/2003--09/24/2003; Other Information: PBD: 1 Nov 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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