Nova Laser Optics
A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researcher views the interior of a 31.5-centimeter-aperture laser amplifier designed and built in the early 1980s for the Nova laser. Nearly $15 million was invested in joint Laboratory–industry programs to develop advanced optics-manufacturing technologies, greatly reducing the cost of Nova and giving U.S. industry a competitive edge in the global market for large, high-precision optics. The first Tron movie used the Nova laser for its location shots.
Nova Laser Optics
A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researcher views the interior of a 31.5-centimeter-aperture laser amplifier designed and built in the early 1980s for the Nova laser. Nearly $15 million was invested in joint Laboratory–industry programs to develop advanced optics-manufacturing technologies, greatly reducing the cost of Nova and giving U.S. industry a competitive edge in the global market for large, high-precision optics. The first Tron movie used the Nova laser for its location shots.