Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Science & Technology Review Articles
2002
Emerging from the Cold War: Stockpile Stewardship and Beyond
When the Cold War ended, Lawrence Livermore stepped up to a new national challenge – maintaining the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile without underground testing. December 2002 html – pdf
World's Most Powerful Solid-State Laser
A new design allows tremendous scaling up of solid-state laser power. October 2002 html – pdf
SiMM Is Anything but Simple
A Livermore team has won an R&D 100 Award for a modular packaging technology for the smallest, most powerful, and least expensive diode-pumped solid-state laser. October 2002 html – pdf
Empowering Light
With the flash of the first ruby laser in 1960, a new technology was born that would come to play a major role at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. September 2002 html – pdf
Faster Inspection of Laser Coatings
A new microscopic tool speeds inspection of coatings on laser optics. March 2002 html – pdf
Bright Future for Compact Tactical Laser Weapons
Compact solid-state laser technology developed at Livermore makes possible the mobile, tactical weapon of the future. April 2002 html – pdf
