LLNL, Livermore, California, USA
The National Ignition Facility (NIF), the most energetic laser in the world, employs over 9000 optics to reshape, amplify, redirect, smooth, focus, and convert the wavelength of laser light as it travels along 192 beamlines. Underlying the management of these optics is an extensive Oracle database storing details of the entire life of each optic from the time it leaves the vendor to the time it is retired. This journey includes testing and verification, preparing, installing, monitoring, removing, and in some cases repairing and re-using the optics. This talk will address data structures and processes that enable storing information about each step like identifying where an optic is in its lifecycle and tracking damage through time. We will describe tools for reporting status and enabling key decisions like which damage sites should be blocked or repaired and which optics exchanged. Managing relational information and ensuring its integrity is key to managing the status and inventory of optics for NIF.
LLNL Release Number: LLNL-ABS-847598
