Dr. Thomas C. Galvin Profile

Dr. Thomas C. Galvin

at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

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Author

Publications (8)

Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Development of high peak and average power Tm:YLF lasers

Zbynek Hubka, Issa Tamer, Leily Kiani, Jason Owens, Andrew Church, František Batysta, Thomas Galvin, Drew Willard, Andrew Yandow, Alex Chemali, Justin Galbraith, David Alessi, Colin Harthcock, Brad Hickman, Candis Jackson, James Nissen, Sean Tardif, Hoang Nguyen, Hansel Neurath, Emily Sistrunk, Robert Plummer, Brendan Reagan, Thomas Spinka

Proceedings Volume 12864, 1286402 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003283

KEYWORDS: Laser development, Pulsed laser operation, Multiplexing, High power lasers, Laser energy, Thulium, Diode pumped solid state lasers

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

High repetition rate, high energy petawatt laser for the matter in extreme conditions upgrade

Brendan Reagan, MariAnn Albrecht, David Alessi, Mark Ammons, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Cris Barillas, Frantisek Batysta, Brandon Buckley, Alex Chemali, Erin Clark, Edwin Davila, Robert Deri, Kevin Eseltine, Barry Fishler, E. Steve Fulkerson, Justin Galbraith, Thomas Galvin, Anthony Gonzales, Vinod Gopalan, Sandrine Herriot, Zbynek Hubka, Jessica Jimenez, Leily Kiani, Ed Koh, Rotem Kupfer, Zhi Liao, Jeremy Lusk, Hoang Nguyen, Ashay Patel, Aaron Peer, John Peterson, Robert Plummer, Kathleen Schaffers, Emily Sistrunk, Thomas Spinka, Christopher Stolz, Issa Tamer, Vincent Tang, Steve Telford, Kenneth Terzi, Pamela Utley, Katherine Velas, Anthony Vella, J. Nan Wong

Proceedings Volume 12401, 124010A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2650137

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering, Semiconductor lasers, Laser energy, Laser development, Fusion energy, High power lasers, Equipment, X-ray sources, Plasmas

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

High energy operation of a diode-pumped Tm:YLF laser

Issa Tamer, Brendan Reagan, Frantisek Batysta, Leily Kiani, Zbynek Hubka, Thomas Galvin, Emily Sistrunk, Drew Willard, Andrew Church, Hansel Neurath, Justin Galbraith, Glenn Huete, Thomas Spinka

Proceedings Volume 12401, 1240109 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2649103

KEYWORDS: Laser crystals, Energy efficiency, Pulsed laser operation, Laser amplifiers, High power lasers, Diode pumped solid state lasers

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Multi-joule energy extraction in diode-pumped Tm:YLF

Issa Tamer, Brendan Reagan, Thomas Galvin, Justin Galbraith, Emily Link, Andrew Church, Glenn Huete, Hansel Neurath, Drew Willard, Thomas Spinka

Proceedings Volume 11980, 1198005 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2606986

KEYWORDS: Oscillators, Optical amplifiers, Semiconductor lasers, Crystals, Amplifiers, Laser crystals, Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering, High power lasers, Diode pumped solid state lasers

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2019 Paper

Scaling of petawatt-class lasers to multi-kHZ repetition rates

T. Galvin, A. Bayramian, K. Chesnut, A. Erlandson, C. Siders, E. Sistrunk, T. Spinka, C. Haefner

Proceedings Volume 11033, 1103303 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2520981

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Diodes, Laser development, High power lasers

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2019 Paper

Laser Technology Development for High Peak Power Lasers Achieving Kilowatt Average Power and Beyond

E. Sistrunk, D. Alessi, A. Bayramian, K. Chesnut, A. Erlandson, T. Galvin, D. Gibson, H. Nguyen, B. Reagan, K. Schaffers, C. Siders, T. Spinka, C. Haefner

Proceedings Volume 11034, 1103407 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2525380

KEYWORDS: High power lasers, Particle beams, Laser applications, Pulsed laser operation, Laser development, Laser systems engineering, Diodes, Amplifiers, Spatial filters, Optical amplifiers, Fusion energy

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