Pulse Shaping and Energy Storage Capabilities of Angularly-Multiplexed KrF Laser Fusion Drivers

Abstract

This paper describes a rep-rated multi-team KrF laser driver design for the 500 kJ inertial fusion test facility (FTF) recently proposed by NRL, then models its optical pulse shaping capabilities using the Orestes laser kinetics code. It describes a stable and reliable iteration technique for calculating the required pre-compensated input pulse-shape that will achieve the desired output shape, even when the amplifiers are heavily saturated. It also describes how this pre-compensation technique could be experimentally implemented in real time on a rep-rated laser system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA521286

Entities

People

  • A. J. Schmitt
  • J. L. Giuliani
  • R. H. Lehmberg

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Amplifiers
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Ignition
  • Information Operations
  • Intensity
  • Krypton Fluoride Lasers
  • Laser Amplifiers
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Military Research
  • Optical Equipment
  • Pulsed Power
  • Storage
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy