Automated damage test facilities for materials development and production optic quality assurance at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Conference · Tue Dec 22 00:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:8360

Battersby, C; Dickson, R; Jennings, R; Kimmons, J; Kozlowski, M R; Maricle, S; Mouser, R; Runkel, M; Schwartz, S; Sheehan, L M; Weinzapfel, C

The Laser Program at LLNL has developed automated facilities for damage testing optics up to 1 meter in diameter. The systems were developed to characterize the statistical distribution of localized damage performance across large-aperture National Ignition Facility optics. Full aperture testing is a key component of the quality assurance program for several of the optical components. The primary damage testing methods used are R:1 mapping and raster scanning. Automation of these test methods was required to meet the optics manufacturing schedule. The automated activities include control and diagnosis of the damage-test laser beam as well as detection and characterization of damage events.

• 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: 8360
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-131230; DP0212000; DP0212000; TRN: US0101980
• Resource Relation: Conference: 30th Boulder Damage Symposium: Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, Boulder, CO (US), 09/28/1998--10/01/1998; Other Information: PBD: 22 Dec 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
APERTURES
AUTOMATION
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
OPTICS
PRODUCTION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
TEST FACILITIES
US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY
LASER MATERIALS