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S. Skupsky
Researcher at University of Rochester
Publications - 168
Citations - 7365
S. Skupsky is an academic researcher from University of Rochester. The author has contributed to research in topics: Inertial confinement fusion & Laser. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 168 publications receiving 6617 citations.
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Improved laser‐beam uniformity using the angular dispersion of frequency‐modulated light
TL;DR: In this paper, the beam is broken up into beamlets, using a phase plate, such that the beamlet diffraction-limited focal spot is the size of the target.
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Direct-drive inertial confinement fusion: A review
R. S. Craxton,Karen S. Anderson,T. R. Boehly,Valeri Goncharov,D. R. Harding,J. P. Knauer,R. L. McCrory,P. W. McKenty,D. D. Meyerhofer,J.F. Myatt,Andrew J. Schmitt,John D. Sethian,R. W. Short,S. Skupsky,W. Theobald,William L. Kruer,Kazuo Tanaka,Riccardo Betti,Tim Collins,J. A. Delettrez,Suxing Hu,J. A. Marozas,A. V. Maximov,D. T. Michel,P. B. Radha,Sean Regan,T. C. Sangster,W. Seka,A. A. Solodov,J. M. Soures,Christian Stoeckl,Jonathan D. Zuegel +31 more
TL;DR: 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 generation of high-power lasers as mentioned in this paper.
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Reduction of laser imprinting using polarization smoothing on a solid-state fusion laser
T. R. Boehly,Vladimir Smalyuk,D. D. Meyerhofer,J. P. Knauer,D. K. Bradley,R. S. Craxton,M. J. Guardalben,S. Skupsky,Terrance J. Kessler +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, a birefringent optical wedge splits the individual laser beams into two orthogonally polarized beams that, when coupled with a distributed phase plate, produce two speckle patterns shifted with respect to one another.
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The upgrade to the OMEGA laser system
Thomas Boehly,R. S. Craxton,T. H. Hinterman,John H. Kelly,Terrance J. Kessler,S. A. Kumpan,Samuel A. Letzring,R. L. McCrory,S. F. B. Morse,W. Seka,S. Skupsky,J. M. Soures,C. P. Verdon +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the OMEGA laser system, a 30kJ, 351nm, 60-beam direct-drive laser-fusion system, is described along with the status of its construction and the plans for system activation.
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Direct‐drive laser‐fusion experiments with the OMEGA, 60‐beam, >40 kJ, ultraviolet laser system
J. M. Soures,R. L. McCrory,C. P. Verdon,A. Babushkin,R. E. Bahr,T. R. Boehly,Robert Boni,D. K. Bradley,D. L. Brown,R. S. Craxton,J. A. Delettrez,William R. Donaldson,Reuben Epstein,Paul A. Jaanimagi,S. D. Jacobs,K. Kearney,R. L. Keck,John H. Kelly,Terrance J. Kessler,Robert Kremens,J. P. Knauer,S. A. Kumpan,Samuel A. Letzring,D. J. Lonobile,S. J. Loucks,L. D. Lund,F. J. Marshall,P. W. McKenty,D. D. Meyerhofer,S. F. B. Morse,Andrey V. Okishev,Semyon Papernov,G. Pien,W. Seka,R. W. Short,Milton J. Shoup,Mark D. Skeldon,S. Skupsky,Ansgar W. Schmid,Douglas J. Smith,S. Swales,M. D. Wittman,B. Yaakobi +42 more
TL;DR: The OMEGA project at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) as discussed by the authors has achieved the highest thermonuclear yield (1014 DT neutrons) and yield efficienc...