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Certain damage observed on the optics in NOVA is consistent with a phenomenon akin to holographic imaging. (NOVA is the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's 10-beam Nd:glass laser used for inertial confinement fusion research.) The minimization of similar damage in next-generation laser sys...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied Optics 1993-10, Vol.32 (30), p.5973-5982
Hauptverfasser:	HUNT, J. T, MANES, K. R, RENARD, P. A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	426002 - Engineering- Lasers & Masers- (1990-) 440600 - Optical Instrumentation- (1990-) CONFINEMENT DAMAGE Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers ENGINEERING Exact sciences and technology Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications) INERTIAL CONFINEMENT LASERS NEODYMIUM LASERS NONLINEAR OPTICS NOVA FACILITY OPERATION OPTICAL SYSTEMS OPTICS OTHER INSTRUMENTATION Physics PLASMA CONFINEMENT RADIATION EFFECTS RADIATION FLUX SOLID STATE LASERS THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	Certain damage observed on the optics in NOVA is consistent with a phenomenon akin to holographic imaging. (NOVA is the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's 10-beam Nd:glass laser used for inertial confinement fusion research.) The minimization of similar damage in next-generation laser systems is sought by first identifying the sources for these holographic images, specifying glass parameters appropriately, and staging the amplifier chain to circumvent the problem. The insight gained has lead to an explanation for a 20-year-old puzzle.
ISSN:	0003-6935 1559-128X 1539-4522
DOI:	10.1364/AO.32.005973