Development of continuous glass melting for production of Nd-doped phosphate glasses for the NIF and LMJ laser system
The NIF and LMJ laser systems require about 3380 and 4752 Nd-doped laser glass slabs, respectively. Continuous laser glass melting and forming will be used for the first time to manufacture these slabs. Two vendors have been chosen to produce the glass: Hoya Corporation and Schott Glass Technologies. The laser glass melting systems that each of these two vendors have designed, built and tested are arguably the most advanced in the world. Production of the laser glass will begin on a pilot scale in the fall of 1999.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 2761
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-129804; DP0212000; DP0212000; TRN: US0101303
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 3492; Conference: Third Annual International Conference on Solid State Lasers for Application (SSLA) to Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF), Monterey, CA (US), 06/07/1998--06/12/1998; Other Information: PBD: 14 Aug 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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