Development of large-scale production of Nd-doped phosphate glasses for megajoule-scale laser systems

Gaelle Ficini; Jack H. Campbell

doi:10.1117/12.246783

19 August 1996 Development of large-scale production of Nd-doped phosphate glasses for megajoule-scale laser systems

Gaelle Ficini, Jack H. Campbell

Proceedings Volume 2775, Specification, Production, and Testing of Optical Components and Systems; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.246783
Event: Optical Instrumentation and Systems Design, 1996, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

Nd-doped phosphate glasses are the preferred gain medium for high-peak-power lasers used for inertial confinement fusion research because they have excellent energy storage and extraction characteristics. In addition, these glasses can be manufactured defect-free in large sizes and a t relatively low cost. To meet the requirements of the future megajoule size lasers, advanced laser glass manufacturing methods are being developed that would enable laser glass to be continuously produced at the rate of several thousand large plates of glass per year. This represents more than a 10 to 100-fold improvement in the scale of the present manufacturing technology.

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Gaelle Ficini and Jack H. Campbell "Development of large-scale production of Nd-doped phosphate glasses for megajoule-scale laser systems", Proc. SPIE 2775, Specification, Production, and Testing of Optical Components and Systems, (19 August 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.246783

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