Intensification of rare gas halide lasers with application to laser fusion

R. R. Jacobs; D. Eimerl; J. Goldhar; J. R. Murray; W. R. Rapoport; L. Schlitt; J. C. Swingle

doi:10.1117/12.959031

15 May 1981 Intensification of rare gas halide lasers with application to laser fusion

R. R. Jacobs, D. Eimerl, J. Goldhar, J. R. Murray, W. R. Rapoport, L. Schlitt, J. C. Swingle

Proceedings Volume 0236, 1980 European Conf on Optical Systems and Applications; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959031
Event: 1980 European Conference on Optical Systems and Applications, 1980, Utrecht, Netherlands

Abstract

The two techniques of backward-wave Raman pulse compression and pulse stacking are reviewed in the context of using KrF lasers as drivers in inertial confinement fusion. Experimental and theoretical results on Raman pulse compression in methane are presented including data on 70-75% pump energy extraction by the counterpropagating Stokes wave. Results from on-going pulse stacker/Raman compressor experiments are also described, along with future investigations in this general area.

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R. R. Jacobs, D. Eimerl, J. Goldhar, J. R. Murray, W. R. Rapoport, L. Schlitt, and J. C. Swingle "Intensification of rare gas halide lasers with application to laser fusion", Proc. SPIE 0236, 1980 European Conf on Optical Systems and Applications, (15 May 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959031

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