Lockheed has a very nice website devoted to compact fusion. Follow the link and they have some articles discussing it.
http://www.lockheedmartin.co.in/us/products/compact-fusion.html
Helion Energy is a competitor to Lockheed. they have a nice graphic on how it works
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