Title :
An optical pulse-shaping system based on aperture-coupled striplines for OMEGA pulse-shaping applications
Author :
Skeldon, M.D. ; Okishev, A.V. ; Keck, R.I. ; Seka, W.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Pulsed-laser systems emit optical pulses having a temporal pulse shape characteristic of the particular type of laser design. Advances in technology have produced laser pulse-shaping systems where the laser temporal profile can be specified in advance and controlled to a high degree of accuracy. Recently an electrical waveform generator based on aperture-coupled striplines (ACSL) has been developed. This electrical waveform generator can produce shaped electrical waveforms with 100-ps structure over a 5-ns window. The output of this ACSL waveform generator is capable of driving optical modulators that produce shaped optical pulses suitable for OMEGA applications.
Keywords :
fusion reactor instrumentation; laser accessories; laser beams; laser fusion; neodymium; optical glass; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; solid lasers; strip lines; waveform generators; Nd:glass laser; OMEGA applications; OMEGA pulse-shaping applications; aperture-coupled striplines; electrical waveform generator; laser design; laser pulse-shaping systems; laser temporal profile; optical modulators; optical pulse-shaping system; optical pulses; output; pulsed-laser systems; shaped electrical waveforms; shaped optical pulses; temporal pulse shape; waveform generator; Control systems; Optical control; Optical design; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Shape; Signal generators; Stimulated emission; Stripline;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834374
