Abstract
The Novette laser is a two-beam 2Q-3Q-TW, Nd:phospbate glass laser system whose 1.05-/tm output is frequency converted to produce 12-18 TW of 0.53-jum light when operated at 100 psec. At 1 nsec Novette's amplifier chains have been designed to deliver 18 kj of 1∞ light and >12 kj of 0.53-^m light. In the future, at least one beam will be tripled to 0.35 jxm at the 50-70% efficiency level. This system has been constructed using Shiva components and borrowed large-aperture Nova optics supported by special frames. After negotiating the three folds required to fit these 120-m long chains into the space previously occupied by the Argus laser system, the emerging 74-cm diam laser beams are frequency doubled and focused by f/4 doublet lenses into the refurbished Shiva target chamber.
© 1983 Optical Society of America
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