Laser beam pulse formatting method
Abstract
A method for formatting a laser beam pulse using one or more delay loops is disclosed. The delay loops have a partially reflective beam splitter and a plurality of highly reflective mirrors arranged such that the laser beam pulse enters into the delay loop through the beam splitter and circulates therein along a delay loop length defined by the mirrors. As the laser beam pulse circulates within the delay loop a portion thereof is emitted upon each completed circuit when the laser beam pulse strikes the beam splitter. The laser beam pulse is thereby formatted into a plurality of sub-pulses. The delay loops are used in combination to produce complex waveforms by combining the sub-pulses using additive waveform synthesis. 8 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6979155
- Patent Number(s):
- 5337333
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-973878
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48; AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 10 Nov 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; LASER RADIATION; BEAM SHAPING; BEAM SPLITTING; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES; LASER MIRRORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MIRRORS; PULSES; RADIATIONS; 426002* - Engineering- Lasers & Masers- (1990-)
Citation Formats
Daly, T P, Moses, E I, Patterson, R W, and Sawicki, R H. Laser beam pulse formatting method. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Daly, T P, Moses, E I, Patterson, R W, & Sawicki, R H. Laser beam pulse formatting method. United States.
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abstractNote = {A method for formatting a laser beam pulse using one or more delay loops is disclosed. The delay loops have a partially reflective beam splitter and a plurality of highly reflective mirrors arranged such that the laser beam pulse enters into the delay loop through the beam splitter and circulates therein along a delay loop length defined by the mirrors. As the laser beam pulse circulates within the delay loop a portion thereof is emitted upon each completed circuit when the laser beam pulse strikes the beam splitter. The laser beam pulse is thereby formatted into a plurality of sub-pulses. The delay loops are used in combination to produce complex waveforms by combining the sub-pulses using additive waveform synthesis. 8 figs.},
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year = {Tue Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
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