Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab
by DennisP on Monday December 12, 2022 @03:42PM
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Yes but NIF's lasers date back to the 1990s, and laser technology has improved a lot since then. NIF-class lasers with over 20% efficiency are available now.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.2.2021102...
Same article mentions that some petawatt lasers can fire more than once per second now.