Start-up plan for the first NIF laser bundle: transition from single Beamlet prototype to 192-beamline laser facility

Bruno M. Van Wonterghem; David Ralph Speck; Detlev H. Tiszauer; Monya A. Lane

doi:10.1117/12.354171

23 July 1999 Start-up plan for the first NIF laser bundle: transition from single Beamlet prototype to 192-beamline laser facility

Bruno M. Van Wonterghem, David Ralph Speck, Detlev H. Tiszauer, Monya A. Lane

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Proceedings Volume 3492, Third International Conference on Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354171
Event: Third International Conference on Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion, 1998, Monterey, CA, United States

Abstract

The compact multi-pass laser design and the extensive use of optical component assemblies as line replaceable units are essential to achieve the cost efficiency of the NIF design. These design philosophies require a new approach to start-up operation of the NIF 192-beam-line high-energy laser compared to existing fusion laser facilities. The limited access on the beam-line optics and the limited on-line verification and maintenance capability require that extensive component verification and alignment takes place in off-line facilitates before the LRU's are installed in the laser structure.

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Bruno M. Van Wonterghem, David Ralph Speck, Detlev H. Tiszauer, and Monya A. Lane "Start-up plan for the first NIF laser bundle: transition from single Beamlet prototype to 192-beamline laser facility", Proc. SPIE 3492, Third International Conference on Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion, (23 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354171

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