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A -- LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY SEEKS PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY TO SUPPLY SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODE ARRAYS FOR THE MERCURY LASER POC For further information, Jay Skidmore at LLNL, P.O. Box 808, L-441, Livermore, CA 94550 Announcement -- The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the University of California under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is seeking potential industrial partners and participants who are interested in, and capable of, supplying laser diode arrays in support of the Mercury laser project now underway at LLNL. The Mercury laser will be the first all diode-pumped inertial confinement fusion laser and will produce 100 Joules/pulse with an emission wavelength of ∼ 1 μm (similar to the National Ignition Facility [NIF] and the existing Inertial Confinement Fusion laser system [Nova]). The array will produce an emission wavelength of 900 nm at 10 Hz repetition rate with 1 ms long pulses. The entire laser diode array will generate 640 kW (peak power) with a wall plug efficiency of 45%. We expect the first delivery of laser diode arrays and/or unmounted laser bars to begin on 3/98. If you are interested in working with LLNL on laserdiode arrays, please respond in writing within 45 days of this announcement by providing background information about your company, its relevant technical capabilities, and your specific interest and capability in partnering to supply laser diode arrays and/or unmounted laser bars. Please send this information to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Laser Science & Technology; Attn: Jay Skidmore; P.O. Box 808, L-441, Livermore, CA 94551. (0149)

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