Fusion ideas

Matthew Moynihan was on the Space Show on May 26th of this year.  He discussed Polywell future, which is of interest to me.  The show prompted me to think about means by which fusion might be obtained.

One thing I liked about Polywell was that it aims to confine electrons as opposed to much heavier protons or deuterons.  This makes the prospect much more feasible ( or just much smaller ) than a Tokomak device, like the ITER.

Now, my memory is hazy, so this show be taken as a speculation alert.  One of the problems with Polywell is the loss of electrons, if memory serves.  The idea occurred to me, why not compress the electrons with a laser device?  Is that feasible?

Considering that lasers will give off light pressure, which can move objects like a spacecraft, it seems feasible to me that it could be used to confine electrons.  Indeed, it may well be what is being attempted with the National Ignition Facility (NIF), but with the much heavier ions mentioned.  Since the mass of electrons is 3 orders of magnitude smaller, then a much more modest amount of laser power than what is being used at the NIF could confine the electrons instead.  It could confine them within the "wiffle ball" construction of the Polywell.  Other than the addition of a laser, the Polywell could work the same way it does now.  The advantage, if it works, would be much more efficient confinement of the electrons and possibly net energy production.