1974

Glass Laser Amplifier
Several laser–amplifier concepts were investigated in the 1970s at LLE, including this 90-mm-diam Nd:glass amplifier using phosphate glass. The basic design of this amplifier is being used in today’s OMEGA Laser System.

Hydrodynamic Instabilities in Laser-Driven Fusion
“Linear Stability Analysis of Laser-Driven Spherical Implosions,” published in Physical Review Letters by J. N. Shiau, E. B. Goldman, and C. I. Weng of LLE, was one of the first studies on hydrodynamic instabilities in laser-driven fusion.

J. N. Shiau, E. B. Goldman, and C. I. Weng, “Linear Stability Analysis of Laser-Driven Spherical Implosions,” Phys. Rev. Lett 32 (7), 352–355 (1974).