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Prospects for high-power KrF lasers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

M. J. Shaw
M. J. Shaw
Affiliation:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Laser Division, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon 0xon OQX, United Kingdom
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Abstract

This paper reviews the current status of high-power KrF lasers and considers their prospects for future development. The main laser requirements imposed by target physics considerations are identified and KrF lasers are shown to be uniquely capable of satisfying them. Some design considerations are given for (a) ultrashort-pulse high-power systems, (b) high-power coherent beam generation using Raman amplifiers, and (c) incoherent beam amplification.

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Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , June 1991 , pp. 309 - 328
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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