Full System Operations of Mercury: A Diode Pumped Solid-State Laser

C. Bibeau et al.

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST05-A748

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Home / Publications / Journals / Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 47 / Number 3

Full System Operations of Mercury: A Diode Pumped Solid-State Laser

C. Bibeau et al.

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 47 / Number 3 / April 2005 / Pages 581-584

Technical Paper / Fusion Energy - Inertial Fusion Technology / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST05-A748

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Operation of the Mercury laser with two amplifiers has yielded 30 Joules at 1 Hz and 12 Joules at 10 Hz with over 8x10⁴ shots on the system. Static distortions in the Yb:S-FAP amplifiers were corrected by a magneto-rheological finishing technique.