Optical components for the Nova laser
Abstract
The Nova Laser Fusion facility may well be the largest precision optical project ever undertaken. Moreover, during the course of construction, concurrent research and development has been successfully conducted, and has resulted in significant advances in various technical areas, including manufacturing efficiency. Although assembly of the first two beams of Nova is just commencing, the optical production, including construction of the special facilities required for many of the components, has been underway for over three years, and many phases of the optical manufacturing program for the first 10 beams will be completed within the next two years. On the other hand, new requirements for second and third harmonic generation have created the need to initiate new research and development. This work has been accomplished through the enormous cooperation DOE/LLNL has received from commercial industry on this project.
- Publication:
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Presented at the 9th Symp. on Eng. Probl. of Fusion Res
- Pub Date:
- May 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982epfr.symp.....W
- Keywords:
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- Efficiency;
- Laser Fusion;
- Nova Laser System;
- Optical Properties;
- Test Facilities;
- Borosilicate Glass;
- Cladding;
- Construction;
- Cost Effectiveness;
- Crystal Structure;
- Fabrication;
- Manufacturing;
- Lasers and Masers