Dr. John Crane Profile

Dr. John Crane

at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

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Publications (14)

Proceedings Article | 26 February 2015 Paper

The commissioning of the advanced radiographic capability laser system: experimental and modeling results at the main laser output

J. M. Di Nicola, S. Yang, C. Boley, John Crane, J. Heebner, Thomas Spinka, P. Arnold, C. P. Barty, M. Bowers, T. Budge, K. Christensen, J. Dawson, G. Erbert, E. Feigenbaum, G. Guss, C. Haefner, M. Hermann, Doug Homoelle, J. Jarboe, J. Lawson, R. Lowe-Webb, Kathleen McCandless, Brent McHale, L. Pelz, P. Pham, M. Prantil, M. Rehak, M. Rever, Michael Rushford, R. Sacks, M. Shaw, D. Smauley, L. Smith, R. Speck, G. Tietbohl, P. Wegner, C. Widmayer

Proceedings Volume 9345, 93450I (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080459

KEYWORDS: National Ignition Facility, Near field, Mirrors, Diagnostics, Picosecond phenomena, X-rays, Optical amplifiers, Performance modeling, Sensors, Fusion energy

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Proceedings Article | 28 January 2004 Paper

Subpicosecond streak camera measurements at LLNL: from IR to x-rays

Jaroslav Kuba, Ronnie Shepherd, Rex Booth, Richard Stewart, Edward Lee, Patrick Audebert, John Crane, Robert Cross, James Dunn, Paul Springer

Proceedings Volume 5194, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509702

KEYWORDS: Streak cameras, X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Temporal resolution, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Pulsed laser operation, Plasmas, Infrared cameras, Electrodes

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2003 Paper

PLEIADES: high peak brightness, subpicosecond Thomson hard x-ray source

Jaroslav Kuba, Scott Anderson, Chris Barty, Shawn Betts, Rex Booth, Winthrop Brown, John Crane, Robert Cross, David Fittinghoff, David Gibson, Frederic Hartemann, Greg Le Sage, James Rosenzweig, Aaron Tremaine, Paul Springer

Proceedings Volume 5197, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.510801

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Electron beams, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Hard x-rays, Thomson scattering, Laser scattering, X-ray detectors, Charge-coupled devices, Streak cameras

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2003 Paper

PLEIADES: a subpicosecond Thomson x-ray source for ultrafast materials probing

David Fittinghoff, Paul Springer, Christopher Barty, Winthrop Brown, John Crane, Robert Cross, Todd Ditmire, David Gibson, Frederic Hartemann, Gregory Le Sage, James Rosenzweig, Dennis Slaughter, Fred Streitz, Aaron Tremaine, Scott Anderson, Jaroslav Kuba, Rex Booth, John Moriarty, Andy McMahan, Hyunchae Cynn, Choong-shik Yoo

Proceedings Volume 4978, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478587

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Picosecond phenomena, Electron beams, Photons, Optical amplifiers, X-ray sources, Laser scattering, Pulsed laser operation, Oscillators, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 1999 Paper

High-gain preamplifier module (PAM) engineering prototype for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser system

Mikael Martinez, Kenneth Skulina, Fred Deadrick, John Braucht, Bobby Jones, Steven Hawkins, Ronald Tilley, R. Wing, James Crawford, Donald Browning, John Crane, Frank Penko

Proceedings Volume 3492, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354248

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Beam shaping, National Ignition Facility, Amplifiers, Telescopes, Prototyping, Control systems, Diodes, Mirrors, Fiber amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 1999 Paper

Optimization of the alignment sensitivity and energy stability of the NIF regenerative amplifier cavity

N. Hopps, Russell Wilcox, Mark Hermann, Mikael Martinez, Ernesto Padilla, John Crane

Proceedings Volume 3492, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354251

KEYWORDS: Switches, National Ignition Facility, Diodes, Data modeling, Amplifiers, Iris, Head, Absorption, Temperature metrology, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 1999 Paper

Integrated operations of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) optical pulse generation development system

John Crane, Russell Wilcox, N. Hopps, Donald Browning, Mikael Martinez, Bryan Moran, Frank Penko, Joshua Rothenberg, Mark Henesian, C. Brent Dane, Lloyd Hackel

Proceedings Volume 3492, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354218

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, National Ignition Facility, Beam shaping, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Amplifiers, Modulators, Spatial filters, Laser systems engineering, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 24 May 1999 Paper

Performance results of the high-gain Nd:glass engineering prototype preamplifier module (PAM) for the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Mikael Martinez, Kenneth Skulina, Fred Deadrick, John Crane, Bryan Moran, John Braucht, Bobby Jones, Steven Hawkins, Ronald Tilley, James Crawford, Donald Browning, Frank Penko

Proceedings Volume 3611, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349266

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, National Ignition Facility, Beam shaping, Amplifiers, Fiber amplifiers, Diodes, Laser systems engineering, Prototyping, Telescopes, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 24 June 1998 Paper

Suppression of parasitics and pencil beams in the high-gain National Ignition Facility multipass preamplifier

Bryan Moran, C. Brent Dane, John Crane, Mikael Martinez, Frank Penko, Lloyd Hackel

Proceedings Volume 3264, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.311919

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Wave plates, Optical amplifiers, Telescopes, Amplifiers, Relays, National Ignition Facility, Polarizers, Lenses, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 1998 Paper

Optimized diode-pumped Nd:glass prototype regenerative amplifier for the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Mikael Martinez, John Crane, Lloyd Hackel, Frank Penko, Donald Browning

Proceedings Volume 3267, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308111

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Diodes, Head, National Ignition Facility, Fusion energy, Oscillators, Laser systems engineering, Fiber amplifiers, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Description and performance of the preamplifier for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser system

John Crane, Mikael Martinez, Bryan Moran, Curt Laumann, James Davin, Raymond Beach, Bradley Golick, Russell Jones, John Braucht, Michael Perry, Kenneth Skulina, Frank Penko, Steve Herman, Scott Burkhart, Scott Mitchell

Proceedings Volume 3047, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294350

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, National Ignition Facility, Laser systems engineering, Amplifiers, Photodiodes, Telescopes, Pulsed laser operation, Thin films, Polarizers, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

National Ignition Facility front-end laser system

Scott Burkhart, Raymond Beach, John Crane, James Davin, Michael Perry, Russell Wilcox

Proceedings Volume 2633, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228290

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Fiber amplifiers, Oscillators, National Ignition Facility, Fusion energy, Glasses, Laser systems engineering, Amplifiers, Modulation, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 1993 Paper

Analysis of neon soft x-ray spectra from short-pulse laser-produced plasmas

Amber Abare, Christopher Keane, John Crane, Luiz Da Silva, Richard Lee, Michael Perry, Roger Falcone

Proceedings Volume 1860, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147576

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Neon, Plasmas, Spectroscopy, Pulsed laser operation, X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Opacity, Ionization, Tellurium

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 1992 Paper

Resonantly enhanced high-order harmonic generation

John Crane, Sarah Allendorf, Kimberly Budil, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 1800, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60674

KEYWORDS: Ionization, Resonance enhancement, Harmonic generation, High harmonic generation, Gases, Neon, Krypton, Argon, Pulsed laser operation, Phase matching

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