Pulse shaping system
Abstract
Temporally shaped electrical waveform generation provides electrical waveforms suitable for driving an electro-optic modulator (EOM) which produces temporally shaped optical laser pulses for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research. The temporally shaped electrical waveform generation is carried out with aperture coupled transmission lines having an input transmission line and an aperture coupled output transmission line, along which input and output pulses propagate in opposite directions. The output electrical waveforms are shaped principally due to the selection of coupling aperture width, in a direction transverse to the lines, which varies along the length of the line. Specific electrical waveforms, which may be high voltage (up to kilovolt range), are produced and applied to the EOM to produce specifically shaped optical laser pulses.
- Inventors:
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- Penfield, NY
- Jemez Springs, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872217
- Patent Number(s):
- 5886808
- Application Number:
- 08/911110
- Assignee:
- University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02F - DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC03-92SF19460
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- pulse; shaping; temporally; shaped; electrical; waveform; generation; provides; waveforms; suitable; driving; electro-optic; modulator; eom; produces; optical; laser; pulses; inertial; confinement; fusion; icf; carried; aperture; coupled; transmission; lines; input; line; output; propagate; opposite; directions; principally; due; selection; coupling; width; direction; transverse; varies; length; specific; voltage; kilovolt; range; produced; applied; produce; specifically; volt range; shaped electrical; shaped optical; provides electrical; confinement fusion; opposite direction; inertial confinement; output pulses; optical laser; opposite directions; transmission lines; laser pulses; output pulse; laser pulse; transmission line; pulse shaping; direction transverse; temporally shaped; electro-optic modulator; coupled output; shaped electric; output electric; electrical waveform; coupled transmission; /359/327/356/
Citation Formats
Skeldon, Mark D, and Letzring, Samuel A. Pulse shaping system. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Skeldon, Mark D, & Letzring, Samuel A. Pulse shaping system. United States.
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title = {Pulse shaping system},
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abstractNote = {Temporally shaped electrical waveform generation provides electrical waveforms suitable for driving an electro-optic modulator (EOM) which produces temporally shaped optical laser pulses for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research. The temporally shaped electrical waveform generation is carried out with aperture coupled transmission lines having an input transmission line and an aperture coupled output transmission line, along which input and output pulses propagate in opposite directions. The output electrical waveforms are shaped principally due to the selection of coupling aperture width, in a direction transverse to the lines, which varies along the length of the line. Specific electrical waveforms, which may be high voltage (up to kilovolt range), are produced and applied to the EOM to produce specifically shaped optical laser pulses.},
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year = {Tue Mar 23 00:00:00 EST 1999},
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