Status and development of high-power laser facilities at the NLHPLP. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhu, Jianqiang; Zhu, Jian; Li, Xuechun; Zhu, Baoqiang; Ma, Weixin; Lu, Xingqiang; Fan, Wei; Liu, Zhigang; Zhou, Shenlei; Xu, Guang; Zhang, Guowen; Xie, Xinglong; Yang, Lin; Wang, Jiangfeng; Ouyang, Xiaoping; Wang, Li; Li, Dawei; Yang, Pengqian; Fan, Quantang; Sun, Mingying; Liu, Chong; Liu, Dean; Zhang, Yanli; Tao, Hua; Sun, Meizhi; Zhu, Ping; Wang, Bingyan; Jiao, Zhaoyang; Ren, Lei; Liu, Daizhong; Jiao, Xiang; Huang, Hongbiao; Lin, Zunqi;
• Is Part Of: High power laser science and engineering. Volume 6(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: high-power laser facility, -- inertial confinement fusion, -- solid-state amplifier; High power lasers -- Periodicals; 621.366
• DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2018.46
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2095-4719

Abstract

Abstract : In this paper, we review the status of the multifunctional experimental platform at the National Laboratory of High Power Laser and Physics (NLHPLP). The platform, including the SG-II laser facility, SG-II 9th beam, SG-II upgrade (SG-II UP) facility, and SG-II 5 PW facility, is operational and available for interested scientists studying inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and a broad range of high-energy-density physics. These facilities can provide important experimental capabilities by combining different pulse widths of nanosecond, picosecond, and femtosecond scales. In addition, the SG-II UP facility, consisting of a single petawatt system and an eight-beam nanosecond system, is introduced including several laser technologies that have been developed to ensure the performance of the facility. Recent developments of the SG-II 5 PW facility are also presented.