Use of alternating-Z doubling in high-dynamic-range tripling: design and evaluation of an optimized prototype tripler
Abstract
We designed and tested an alternating-Z tripler that consisted of two detuned, Type-1, potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KD*P) doublers and one KD*P mixer. The crystal thicknesses were, respectively, 13, 10 and 10 mm, and the detunings of the doublers were +420 and -520 µrad. All three crystals were fabricated from 80% deuterated KDP. Conversion efficiency was measured and calculated for input 1053- nm pulses with approximately rectangular waveforms and durations of either 1 or 6 ns, and for 20-ns pulses that exhibited intensity variation by a factor of 10. The measured peak conversion efficiency was more than 80%, and energy conversion efficiencies ranged from 62-80% depending on the waveform of the input pulse. The expected large dynamic range in input intensity, 9-10, was observed, and the measured and calculated efficiencies were in excellent agreement.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 3514
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-131507
DP0212000; ON: DE00003514
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-Eng-48
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Third Annual International Conference on Solid State Lasers for Application (SSLA) to Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF), Monterey, CA, June 7-12, 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; Frequency Converters; Potassium Phosphates; Design; Evaluation
Citation Formats
Auerbach, J M, Barker, C, Eimerl, D, Milan, D, and Milonni, P W. Use of alternating-Z doubling in high-dynamic-range tripling: design and evaluation of an optimized prototype tripler. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Auerbach, J M, Barker, C, Eimerl, D, Milan, D, & Milonni, P W. Use of alternating-Z doubling in high-dynamic-range tripling: design and evaluation of an optimized prototype tripler. United States.
Auerbach, J M, Barker, C, Eimerl, D, Milan, D, and Milonni, P W. 1998.
"Use of alternating-Z doubling in high-dynamic-range tripling: design and evaluation of an optimized prototype tripler". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/3514.
@article{osti_3514,
title = {Use of alternating-Z doubling in high-dynamic-range tripling: design and evaluation of an optimized prototype tripler},
author = {Auerbach, J M and Barker, C and Eimerl, D and Milan, D and Milonni, P W},
abstractNote = {We designed and tested an alternating-Z tripler that consisted of two detuned, Type-1, potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KD*P) doublers and one KD*P mixer. The crystal thicknesses were, respectively, 13, 10 and 10 mm, and the detunings of the doublers were +420 and -520 µrad. All three crystals were fabricated from 80% deuterated KDP. Conversion efficiency was measured and calculated for input 1053- nm pulses with approximately rectangular waveforms and durations of either 1 or 6 ns, and for 20-ns pulses that exhibited intensity variation by a factor of 10. The measured peak conversion efficiency was more than 80%, and energy conversion efficiencies ranged from 62-80% depending on the waveform of the input pulse. The expected large dynamic range in input intensity, 9-10, was observed, and the measured and calculated efficiencies were in excellent agreement.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3514},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
}