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Method and system for compact efficient laser architecture

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1735280

A laser amplifier module having an enclosure includes an input window, a mirror optically coupled to the input window and disposed in a first plane, and a first amplifier head disposed along an optical amplification path adjacent a first end of the enclosure. The laser amplifier module also includes a second amplifier head disposed along the optical amplification path adjacent a second end of the enclosure and a cavity mirror disposed along the optical amplification path.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
Patent Number(s):
10,777,964
Application Number:
16/663,122
OSTI ID:
1735280
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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National Ignition Facility wavefront requirements and optical architecture journal December 2004
The Mercury Project: A High Average Power, Gas-Cooled Laser for Inertial Fusion Energy Development journal October 2007