Issue J. Phys. IV France Volume 133, June 2006 Page(s) 81 - 87 DOI 10.1051/jp4:2006133016 Published online 16 June 2006

Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2005
J.-C. Gauthier, et al.
J. Phys. IV France 133 (2006) 81-87
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006133016

10-kJ PW laser for the FIREX-I program

N. Miyanaga¹, H. Azechi¹, K.A. Tanaka², T. Kanabe³, T. Jitsuno¹, J. Kawanaka¹, Y. Fujimoto¹, R. Kodama², H. Shiraga¹, K. Knodo², K. Tsubakimoto¹, H. Habara², J.Lu¹, G. Xu¹, N. Morio¹, S. Matsuo¹, E. Miyaji¹, Y. Kawakami¹, Y. Izawa¹ and K. Mima<sup>1

1</sup>  Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
²  Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
³  Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, Fukui, Fukui 910-8507, Japan

Abstract
A 10-kJ PW laser (LFEX) is under construction for the FIREX-I program. This paper reports a design overview of LFEX, the technological development of a large-aperture arrayed amplifier with modified four-pass architecture, wavefront correction, a large-aperture Faraday rotator with a superconducting magnet, a new pulse compressor arrangement, and focus control.

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