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STRATEGIES FOR MULTISTAGE PULSE COMPRESSOR DESIGN AND OPTIMISATION

Multi-stage series pulse compressors are increasingly employed in fields such as the excitation of high repetition rate, high power laser systems. Early work in this field concentrated mostly just on achieving workable systems. Recently, economic and technical considerations have become increasingly important and competition in the commercial market has brought both technical excellence and capital competitiveness to the fore. A new approach in design has therefore become necessary, in which the emphasis is placed, not only on technical performance, but increasingly also on economic considerations. In order to achieve this objective, new, fundamental definitions are required that quantitatively relate technical performance to capital and operating cost. This paper discusses a number of new definitions that will assist the designer in implementing a more cost-effective approach.