A Tour of Japanese Research and Industrial High Power Laser Facilities,

Abstract

The following Japanese high power laser facilities were visited between 26-29 Jul 93: the Institute of physical and Chemical Research (RIKSN) in Wako, TRDI's 2nd Research Center in Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHT) in Takasago, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) in Kobe, and the Applied Laser Engineering Center (ALEC) in Nagaoka. At RiKEN, Dr. Katsumi Midorikawa has been actively pusuing research on high power lasers for more than 10 years. His current research interest is in the development of short wavelength lasers, especially at ultraviolet and soft x-ray wavelength regions. In one of the papers he published in Physical Reveiw Letters, Oct 92, he used a subpicosecond KrF excimer laser to generate higher order harmonic waves via the interaction of the intense laser beam with excited plasmas, such as Li+, Na+, and K+ plasmas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 29, 1993
Accession Number
ADA291849

Entities

People

  • S. J. Yakura

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Optics
  • Carbon Monoxide Lasers
  • Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers
  • Dye Lasers
  • Engineering
  • Excimer Lasers
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Optics
  • Research Facilities
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Soft X Rays
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy