CLASPS is a beam shaping system for spatial phase and polarization shaping for laser drivers
High-energy and high-peak-power pulsed laser systems are enabling technologies for particle acceleration, nuclear fusion, additive manufacturing, defense and more. Newer laser systems continually push the limits of laser pulse energy and peak power to drive stronger laser-matter interactions. There is a pressing need for tighter customization of pulse shaping and tunable polarization in applications such as particle acceleration and coupling laser pulse energy to EUV source materials for increased yield of relevant particles/radiation.
LLNL has filed for patent protection on this invention.
Much lower costs vs. deformable mirror wavefront shapers
Much higher laser damage threshold wavefront shaping component technology
Polarization/Wavefront shaping for damage-free operation of IFE class laser drivers, high peak power laser-based particle accelerators
Key enabling technology for higher EUV photon yield EUV and beyond EUV laser drivers for high throughput semiconductor patterning and manufacture.
