Pulse shaping system
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. 8 figs.
- Research Organization:
- University of Rochester
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC03-92SF19460
- Assignee:
- Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5,886,808/A/
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-911,110
- OSTI ID:
- 335486
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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