A panel of manufacturers explores key questions on the ongoing and evolving application of photonics, the development of lasers, and the arc of costs and supply on the path to commercially viable fusion.

• How are innovations in lasers and advanced optics driving new pathways in ICF?
• What supply-chain challenges exist for components like large-aperture optics, laser glass, high-damage-threshold coatings, and how can they be mitigated?
• What new manufacturing lines are expected and to what effect on supply/costs?
• What effect will laser efficiency, rep. rate, and component lifetime have on the cost of a FOAK plant and the commercial viability of laser-driven fusion?