Sandia's Z-Backlighter Laser Facility

P. Rambo; J. Schwarz; M. Schollmeier; M. Geissel; I. Smith; M. Kimmel; C. Speas; J. Shores; D. Armstrong; J. Bellum; E. Field; D. Kletecka; J. Porter

doi:10.1117/12.2245271

6 December 2016 Sandia's Z-Backlighter Laser Facility

P. Rambo, J. Schwarz, M. Schollmeier, M. Geissel, I. Smith, M. Kimmel, C. Speas, J. Shores, D. Armstrong, J. Bellum, E. Field, D. Kletecka, J. Porter

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Proceedings Volume 10014, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2016; 100140Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2245271
Event: SPIE Laser Damage, 2016, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The Z-Backlighter Laser Facility at Sandia National Laboratories was developed to enable high energy density physics experiments in conjunction with the Z Pulsed Power Facility at Sandia National Laboratories, with an emphasis on backlighting. Since the first laser system there became operational in 2001, the facility has continually evolved to add new capability and new missions. The facility currently has several high energy laser systems including the nanosecond/multi-kilojoule Z-Beamlet Laser (ZBL), the sub-picosecond/kilojoule- class Z-Petawatt (ZPW) Laser, and the smaller nanosecond/100 J-class Chaco laser. In addition to these, the backlighting mission requires a regular stream of coated consumable optics such as debris shields and vacuum windows, which led to the development of the Sandia Optics Support Facility to support the unique high damage threshold optical coating needs described.

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P. Rambo, J. Schwarz, M. Schollmeier, M. Geissel, I. Smith, M. Kimmel, C. Speas, J. Shores, D. Armstrong, J. Bellum, E. Field, D. Kletecka, and J. Porter "Sandia's Z-Backlighter Laser Facility", Proc. SPIE 10014, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2016, 100140Z (6 December 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2245271

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