Laser-target interaction with induced spatial incoherence
- 30 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 56 (26), 2807-2810
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.56.2807
Abstract
An optical technique called induced spatial incoherence can produce the highly uniform laser beams required for direct-illumination laser fusion. Here we present experimental data on laser-plasma interactions showing that the technique, when used in combination with short laser wavelength, also improves the coupling physics.Keywords
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