A large-aperture high-energy laser system for optics and optical component testing

Mike C. Nostrand; Timothy L. Weiland; Ronald L. Luthi; James L. Vickers; Walter D. Sell; Joel A. Stanley; John Honig; Jerome Auerbach; Richard P. Hackel; Paul J. Wegner

doi:10.1117/12.528327

10 June 2004 A large-aperture high-energy laser system for optics and optical component testing

Mike C. Nostrand, Timothy L. Weiland, Ronald L. Luthi, James L. Vickers, Walter D. Sell, Joel A. Stanley, John Honig, Jerome Auerbach, Richard P. Hackel, Paul J. Wegner

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Proceedings Volume 5273, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2003; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.528327
Event: XXXV Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers: Boulder Damage Symposium, 2003, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

A large aperture, kJ-class, multi-wavelength Nd-glass laser system has been constructed at Lawrence Livermore National Lab which has unique capabilities for studying a wide variety of optical phenomena. The master-oscillator, power-amplifier (MOPA) configuration of this "Optical Sciences Laser" (OSL) produces 1053 nm radiation with shaped pulse lengths which are variable from 0.1 - 100 ns. The output can be frequency doubled or tripled with high conversion efficiency with a resultant 100 cm² high quality output beam. This facility can accommodate prototype hardware for large-scale inertial confinement fusion lasers allowing for investigation of integrated system issues such as optical lifetime at high fluence, optics contamination, compatibility of non-optical materials, and laser diagnostics.

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Mike C. Nostrand, Timothy L. Weiland, Ronald L. Luthi, James L. Vickers, Walter D. Sell, Joel A. Stanley, John Honig, Jerome Auerbach, Richard P. Hackel, and Paul J. Wegner "A large-aperture high-energy laser system for optics and optical component testing", Proc. SPIE 5273, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2003, (10 June 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.528327

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