The direct-drive, laser-based approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is reviewed from
its inception following the demonstration of the first laser to its implementation on the present …

Techniques have been developed to improve the uniformity of the laser focal profile, to
reduce the ablative Rayleigh–Taylor instability, and to suppress the various laser–plasma …

Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is an approach to fusion that relies on the inertia of the fuel
mass to provide confinement. To achieve conditions under which inertial confinement is …

A new technique is presented for obtaining highly smooth focused laser beams. This
approach is consistent with the constraints on frequency tripling the light, and it will not …

Along with laser-indirect (X-ray)-drive and magnetic-drive target concepts, laser direct drive
is a viable approach to achieving ignition and gain with inertial confinement fusion. In the …

Newcomers to the field of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) often have difficulty establishing a
clear picture of the overall field. The reason for this is because, while there are many books …

Over the last century, classical optical coherence has developed from a few vaguely related
concepts into a standing along branch of optics and, more broadly, electromagnetics, that …

This paper reviews the current direct-drive ignition capsule designed for the National Ignition
Facility (NIF)[MD Campbell and WJ Hogan, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 41, B39 (1999)] …

A theoretical framework to study linear and nonlinear Richtmyer–Meshkov instability (RMI) is
presented. This instability typically develops when an incident shock crosses a corrugated …

Scattering of laser light by stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) and stimulated Raman
scattering (SRS) is a concern for indirect drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF). The …