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Title: National Ignition Facility main laser stray light analysis and control

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OSTI ID:3070

Stray light analysis has been carried out for the main laser section of the National Ignition Facility main laser section using a comprehensive non-sequential ray trace model supplemented with additional ray trace and diffraction propagation modeling. This paper describes the analysis and control methodology, gives examples of ghost paths and required tilted lenses, baffles, absorbers, and beam dumps, and discusses analysis of stray light "pencil beams" in the system.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-Eng-48
OSTI ID:
3070
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-129752; 39DP02000; ON: DE00003070
Resource Relation:
Conference: 3rd Annual International Conference on Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confiement Fusion, Monterey, CA, June 7-12, 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English