Current Status of Laser Fusion Research at HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Abstract

Since 2010 at Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., we've been constructing a 100-Joule class, diode-pumped solid-state laser (DPSSL) based facility called TERU for research and development on component technologies and related industrial applications. Critical technologies and design parameters for kilo-Joule class DPSSLs have been evaluated through the development of a DPSSL driver for TERU. Laser irradiation experiments have started to research the fundamental physics of ICF's implosion process at the TERU facility. Its commissioning started with a DPSSL output of 50 J in nanoseconds at 0.5 Hz.