LLNL Cuts NIF Target Component Production from Ten Days to One with Two-Photon Polymerization
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is now making compound parabolic concentrators (CPCs) for targets at its National Ignition Facility (NIF) with two-photon polymerization (2PP), a laser-based additive manufacturing (AM) process. Printing the cone in one piece has cut its production time from ten days to one.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is now making compound parabolic concentrators (CPCs) for targets at its National Ignition Facility (NIF) with two-photon polymerization (2PP), a laser-based additive manufacturing (AM) process. Printing the cone in one piece has cut its production time from ten days to one. The method has also opened up new target configurations….
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