Performance Test Results Of Prototype F-stage Power Conditioning Unit For The 60-beam Omega Laser Upgrade

Abstract

Maxwell fabricated and acceptance tested an F-stage prototype Power Conditioning Unit (PCU) prior to fabrication of 60 E-stage PCUs and 60 F-stage PCUs. This 120 unit modularized turnkey power conditioning system has been designed in support of the OMEGA Laser Upgrade program at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester (URLLE). The upgraded OMEGA experimental facility, dedicated to laser driven inertial confinement fusion for development of alternative energy source, will deliver 30kJ to the target pellet via a 60-beam direct-drive 351nm Laser System.