Bibeau C, Speck D R, Ehrlich R B, Laumann C W, Kyrazis D T, Henesian M A, Lawson J K, Perry M D, Wegner P J, Weiland T L
Appl Opt. 1992 Sep 20;31(27):5799-809. doi: 10.1364/AO.31.005799.
High-powered glass-laser systems with multiple beams, frequency-conversion capabilities, and pulseshaping flexibility have made numerous contributions to the understanding of inertial confinement fusion and related laser-plasma interactions. The Nova laser at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is the largest such laser facility. We have made improvements to the Nova amplifier system that permit increased power and energy output. We summarize the nonlinear effects that now limit Nova's performance and discuss power and energy produced at 1.05-, 0.53-, and 0.35-microm wavelengths, including the results with pulses temporally shaped to improve inertial confinement fusion target performance.
具有多光束、频率转换能力和脉冲整形灵活性的高功率玻璃激光系统，为理解惯性约束聚变及相关激光 - 等离子体相互作用做出了诸多贡献。劳伦斯利弗莫尔国家实验室的诺瓦激光器就是此类最大的激光设施。我们对诺瓦放大器系统进行了改进，从而能够提高功率和能量输出。我们总结了目前限制诺瓦性能的非线性效应，并讨论了在1.05微米、0.53微米和0.35微米波长下产生的功率和能量，包括通过对脉冲进行时间整形以提高惯性约束聚变靶性能的结果。
