First Major Hardware Completed for Prototype Laser System, Validating Groundbreaking Fusion Energy Design
Inertial fusion energy company activates first electron-beam laser built anywhere in the world in over two decades, takes key step on path to commercialization Xcimer Energy Inc. announced that it has completed the first key component of its prototype laser system, Phoenix, currently under development at its Denver facility. The newly completed Long Pulse Kinetics (LPK) platform is an electron-beam pumped excimer laser created to validate Xcimer’s modeling and design of such systems. Xcimer’s fusion approach, which experts recognize as having among the most viable commercialization prospects and best long-term economics, integrates proven fusion science with a novel excimer laser technology. In contrast to conventional fusion laser designs, Xcimer is pioneering the use of excimer lasers at microsecond-scale pulse lengths, significantly reducing costs while enhancing energy output. While excimer lasers are widely used in semiconductor lithography, medical and industrial applications, Xcimer is the first company to apply them to fusion energy at this scale. “Our approach to inertial fusion energy is the only one that has been experimentally demonstrated to exceed breakeven,” said Conner Galloway, CEO and chief science officer of Xcimer. “Now, we are heads-down on building and refining our technology. The completion of our first electron-beam-pumped excimer
