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Y. Kozaki, T. Eguchi, Y. Izawa, T. Jitsuno,
T. Kanabe, H. Matsui, H. Nagatomo, S. Nakai,
M. Nakatsuka, M. Yamanaka, K. Mima
Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Abstract. An analysis of the design space
available to laser fusion power plants has been carried out, in terms of
design key parameters such as target gain, laser energy and laser repetition
rate, the number of fusion react ion chambers, and plant size. The design
windows of economically attractive laser fusion plants is identified with
the constraints of key design parameters and the cost conditions. Especially,
for achieving high repetition rate lasers, we have proposed
and designed a diode-pumped solid-state laser driver which consists of
water-cooled zig-zag path slab amplifiers.
IAEA 2001
