Dr. David A. Alessi Profile

Dr. David A. Alessi

Laser Physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab.

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (17)

Proceedings Article | 18 December 2024 Presentation + Paper

Advancements in high fluence multilayer dielectric gratings for ultrafast lasers

Hoang Nguyen, Jeff Bude, Brad Hickman, Candis Jackson, James Nissen, Craig Siders, Sean Tardif, Jackson Williams, David Alessi

Proceedings Volume 13190, 131900J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3032550

KEYWORDS: Optical gratings, Laser systems engineering, Laser development, Ultrafast phenomena, Ultrafast lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser induced damage, Laser energy, Design, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Development of high peak and average power Tm:YLF lasers

Zbynek Hubka, Issa Tamer, Leily Kiani, Jason Owens, Andrew Church, František Batysta, Thomas Galvin, Drew Willard, Andrew Yandow, Alex Chemali, Justin Galbraith, David Alessi, Colin Harthcock, Brad Hickman, Candis Jackson, James Nissen, Sean Tardif, Hoang Nguyen, Hansel Neurath, Emily Sistrunk, Robert Plummer, Brendan Reagan, Thomas Spinka

Proceedings Volume 12864, 1286402 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003283

KEYWORDS: Laser development, Pulsed laser operation, Multiplexing, High power lasers, Laser energy, Thulium, Diode pumped solid state lasers

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Recent laser performance improvements and latest results at the National Ignition Facility

Jean-Michel Di Nicola, Tayyab Suratwala, Lawrence Pelz, John Heebner, David Alessi, Anumeha Bhasker, Tiziana Bond, Mark Bowers, Gordon Brunton, Brandon Buckley, Alicia Calonico Soto, Wren Carr, Leyen Chang, Jason Chou, Simon Cohen, David Cross, Rich Deveno, Peter Devore, Michael Erickson, Catalin Filip, Nathan Gottesman, Apurva Gowda, Dan Kalantar, Abe Handler, Vincent Hernandez, Sandrine Herriot, Christopher Kinsella, Tom Lanier, Doug Larson, Brian MacGowan, Samuel McLaren, Ken Manes, Kathleen McCandless, Christopher Miller, Marcus Monticelli, Ryan Muir, Mario Ordonez, Alan Pao, Jordan Penner, Travis Petersen, Shahida Rana, Brett Raymond, River Aden, Nathan Ruiz, Sam Schrauth, Stanley Sommer, Mary Spaeth, Christopher Stolz, Diana VanBlarcom, Bruno Van Wonterghem, Alexander Wargo, Lei Wang, Paul Wegner, Brian Welday, Pam Whitman, Nan Wong

Proceedings Volume PC12401, PC1240103 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2655251

KEYWORDS: National Ignition Facility, Fusion energy, Yield improvement, Space operations, Pulsed laser operation, Pulse shaping, Plasma, Neodymium glass lasers, Laser systems engineering, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

High repetition rate, high energy petawatt laser for the matter in extreme conditions upgrade

Brendan Reagan, MariAnn Albrecht, David Alessi, Mark Ammons, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Cris Barillas, Frantisek Batysta, Brandon Buckley, Alex Chemali, Erin Clark, Edwin Davila, Robert Deri, Kevin Eseltine, Barry Fishler, E. Steve Fulkerson, Justin Galbraith, Thomas Galvin, Anthony Gonzales, Vinod Gopalan, Sandrine Herriot, Zbynek Hubka, Jessica Jimenez, Leily Kiani, Ed Koh, Rotem Kupfer, Zhi Liao, Jeremy Lusk, Hoang Nguyen, Ashay Patel, Aaron Peer, John Peterson, Robert Plummer, Kathleen Schaffers, Emily Sistrunk, Thomas Spinka, Christopher Stolz, Issa Tamer, Vincent Tang, Steve Telford, Kenneth Terzi, Pamela Utley, Katherine Velas, Anthony Vella, J. Nan Wong

Proceedings Volume 12401, 124010A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2650137

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering, Semiconductor lasers, Laser energy, Laser development, Fusion energy, High power lasers, Equipment, X-ray sources, Plasmas

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Proceedings Article | 3 December 2022 Presentation

Analysis of damage initiation and growth on multi-layer dielectric gratings

David Alessi, Zhi Liao, Sandrine Herriot, Laurie Lane, Raluca Negres, Thomas Lanier, Mark Hermann, Clifford Widmayer, C. Carr, Daniel Kalantar, Pam Whitman, Brendan Reagan, Thomas Spinka

Proceedings Volume PC12300, PC123000T (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2642762

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, National Ignition Facility, Laser optics, Laser induced damage, X-rays, System integration, Statistical modeling, Radiography, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 3 December 2022 Presentation

Mid-IR femtosecond laser induced damage precursor on multi-layer dielectric mirrors and gratings

Simin Zhang, Michael Tripepi, Brendan Reagan, Emily Sistrunk Link, Hoang Nguyen, David Alessi, Enam Chowdhury

Proceedings Volume PC12300, PC123000R (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2641646

KEYWORDS: Femtosecond phenomena, Mid-IR, Dielectric mirrors, Mirrors, Laser optics, Laser applications, Laser ablation, Dielectrics, YAG lasers, Ultrafast phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

The National Ignition Facility laser performance status

Jean-Michel Di Nicola, Steven Yang, Tiziana Bond, Mark Bowers, Leyen Chang, Simon Cohen, Michael Erickson, Catalin Filip, Jim Folta, Abe Handler, Tom Lanier, Ken Manes, Brian Olejniczak, Shahida Rana, Mike Shaw, Stanley Sommer, Mary Spaeth, Bruno Van Wonterghem, Pam Whitman, Clay Widmayer, J. Nan Wong, Paul Wegner, Dan Kalantar, David Alessi, Saroja Ammula, Brandon Buckley, Alica Calonico Soto, Wren Carr, Jason Chou, Alex Deland, Peter DeVore, Gaylen Erbert, Nathan Gottesman, Apurva Gowda, John Heebner, Charles Orth, Vincent Hernandez, Sandrine Herriot, Ron House, Chris Kinsella, Brian MacGowan, Kathleen Mccandless, Ryan Muir, Mario Ordonez, Ernesto Padilla, Alan Pao, Larry Pelz, Brett Raymond, Tayyab Suratwala, Alex Wargo, Lei Wang, Doug Larson

Proceedings Volume 11666, 1166604 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2586868

KEYWORDS: National Ignition Facility, Diagnostics, Fusion energy, Physics, Neodymium glass lasers, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2019 Paper

Laser Technology Development for High Peak Power Lasers Achieving Kilowatt Average Power and Beyond

E. Sistrunk, D. Alessi, A. Bayramian, K. Chesnut, A. Erlandson, T. Galvin, D. Gibson, H. Nguyen, B. Reagan, K. Schaffers, C. Siders, T. Spinka, C. Haefner

Proceedings Volume 11034, 1103407 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2525380

KEYWORDS: High power lasers, Particle beams, Laser applications, Pulsed laser operation, Laser development, Laser systems engineering, Diodes, Amplifiers, Spatial filters, Optical amplifiers, Fusion energy

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Proceedings Article | 23 November 2015 Paper

Characterization of laser-induced damage by picosecond pulses on multi-layer dielectric coatings for petawatt-class lasers

Raluca Negres, Christopher Carr, Isaac Bass, David Alessi, Ted Laurence, Ken Stanion, Gabe Guss, David Cross, Paul Wegner, Christopher Stolz

Proceedings Volume 9632, 963206 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2195528

KEYWORDS: Laser beam diagnostics, Thin film deposition, Optical materials characterization, Resistance, Picosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Laser induced damage, Dielectrics, Optical coatings, Laser systems engineering, National Ignition Facility, Laser-matter interactions, Raster graphics, Laser energy, Calibration, Inspection

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2015 Paper

Optical damage performance measurements of multilayer dielectric gratings for high energy short pulse lasers

D. Alessi, C. Carr, R. Negres, R. Hackel, K. Stanion, D. Cross, G. Guss, J. Nissen, R. Luthi, James Fair, J. Britten, C. Haefner

Proceedings Volume 9345, 934509 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2084823

KEYWORDS: Picosecond phenomena, Laser induced damage, Pulsed laser operation, Raster graphics, Laser energy, National Ignition Facility, Dielectrics, Diffraction gratings, Laser systems engineering, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 9 May 2013 Paper

Betatron x-ray production in mixed gases

F. Albert, B. Pollock, J. Shaw, K. Marsh, Y.-H. Chen, D. Alessi, J. Ralph, P. Michel, A. Pak, C. Clayton, S. Glenzer, C. Joshi

Proceedings Volume 8779, 87791Q (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017187

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Plasmas, Gases, Electron beams, Pulsed laser operation, X-ray imaging, Helium, Laser systems engineering, Argon, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 6 October 2011 Paper

Advances in high repetition rate table-top soft x-ray lasers

J. Rocca, Y. Wang, D. Alessi, B. Reagan, B. Luther, A. Curtis, K. Wernsing, F. Furch, M. Woolston, D. Martz, V. Shlyaptsev, M. Berrill

Proceedings Volume 8140, 81400I (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894336

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, X-ray lasers, Amplifiers, Semiconductor lasers, Plasma, Picosecond phenomena, Near field, Laser systems engineering, Pulsed laser operation, Optical simulations

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2011 Paper

Spectral width of seeded and ASE XUV lasers: experiment and numerical simulations

A. Klisnick, L. Meng, D. Alessi, O. Guilbaud, Y. Wang, M. Berrill, B. Luther, A. Calisti, D. Benredjem, S. Ferri, C. Mossé, S. de Rossi, D. Joyeux, J. Rocca

Proceedings Volume 8140, 814006 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892555

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Plasma, Molybdenum, Doppler effect, Temporal coherence, Picosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Numerical simulations, Interferometers, Visibility

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2009 Paper

Progress in the development of compact high-repetition-rate soft x-ray lasers: gain saturation at 10.9 nm and first demonstration of an all-diode-pumped soft x-ray laser

J. Rocca, F. Furch, B. Reagan, Y. Wang, D. Alessi, D. Martz, B. Luther, M. Berrill, S. Domingue, D. Kemp, F. Pedaci, V. Shlyaptsev, M. Marconi, C. Menoni

Proceedings Volume 7451, 745106 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826349

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Optical amplifiers, Plasma, Picosecond phenomena, Tellurium, Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Cameras, Molybdenum, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2007 Paper

High-brightness tabletop soft X-ray lasers at high repetition rate: injection-seeding of solid target plasma amplifiers and other developments

J. Rocca, Y. Wang, B. Luther, M. Berrill, M. Larotonda, E. Granados, D. Alessi, D. Martz, F. Pedacci, D. Patel, V. Shlyaptsev, C. Menoni

Proceedings Volume 6702, 670202 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734285

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, X-ray lasers, Plasma, Solids, Optical amplifiers, Silver, Pulsed laser operation, Laser applications, Picosecond phenomena, Spatial coherence

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