Laser Applications in Indian Nuclear Power Programme

High power lasers are remarkable tools which can be used for a wide spectrum of material processing applications in nuclear reactors. Unique properties of lasers, like high spatial coherence and spectral purity, can be used for remote diagnostics and precision metrology. Use of optical fibers for laser beam delivery adds a new dimension to their use in rather inaccessible areas and highly radioactive environment. In this paper, a brief description of R&D work on high power solid state lasers and laser - based systems carried out at Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, for applications in various aspects of Indian nuclear power programme is presented.