Abstract
Uniformity of illumination of spherical laser fusion targets is calculated for eight, twelve, and
twenty beams arranged according to the symmetry of the Platonic solids. Uniformity is optimized by
varying the f/no of ideal aberration-free lenses, amount of beam overlap, and the
shape of the spatial beam profile. The numerical results show twenty-beam illumination to be
slightly better than twelve-beam illumination, with eight beams running a poor third. Refractive
energy losses due to nonorthogonal illumination and the implications for the design of a practical
laser fusion reactor are discussed.
© 1977 Optical Society of America
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