We have explored the major technical and conceptual issues relating to the suitability of a diode-pumped solid state laser as a driver for an inertial fusion energy power plant. While solid state lasers have long served as the workhorse of inertial confinement fusion physics studies, the deployment of a driver possessing adequate efficiency, reliability, and repetition rate for inertial fusion energy requires the implementation of several technical innovations discussed in this article.


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    Title :

    Can solid state laser technology serve usefully beyond fusion ignition facilities?


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) ; 1995 ; Monterey,CA,United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1995-12-08





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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