Timeline
1991
Single-Segment Amplifier
LLE developed a 20-cm-diameter disk amplifier as the final amplifier for the 60-beam upgrade of OMEGA. The prototype amplifier, shown during testing, incorporated the best aspects of the highest-quality glass amplifiers built to date. The design emphasized superior wavefront and polarization characteristics, gain over efficiency, and minimum maintenance, with a projected lifetime of over 20,000 shots.
LLE Computing Facility Augmented
LLE’s Laser Computing Facility (LCF) was significantly augmented this year with the installation of a new Cray Research Inc. CRAY-YMP2E/232 computer. This system features two central processors, 256 MB of central memory, a 6-ns cycle time, and vector capability. In addition to central memory, eight disk spindles provide approximately 15 GB of secondary storage.
