Optics express
Laser-based inertial fusion energy system enabled by optical enhancement cavities and a direct-drive configuration reactor.
Atsushi Sunahara, Gaurav Raj, Trevor Cohen, P Morgan Pattison, Paul Rudy, Yuya Ohara, Seita Iizuka, Hiroaki Ohta, Shuji Nakamura
Published: 202510.1364/OE.575181
Abstract
We propose a novel and highly efficient laser inertial fusion energy reactor concept based on the shock ignition scheme, in which laser-plasma instabilities are mitigated through 500-beam, multicolor, slowly rotating polarization laser beam irradiati…
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