Directly driven source of multi-gigahertz, sub-picosecond optical pulses
Abstract
A robust, compact optical pulse train source is described, with the capability of generating sub-picosecond micro-pulse sequences, which can be periodic as well as non-periodic, and at repetition rates tunable over decades of baseline frequencies, from MHz to multi-GHz regimes. The micro-pulses can be precisely controlled and formatted to be in the range of many ps in duration to as short as several fs in duration. The system output can be comprised of a continuous wave train of optical micro-pulses or can be programmed to provide gated bursts of macro-pulses, with each macro-pulse consisting of a specific number of micro-pulses or a single pulse picked from the higher frequency train at a repetition rate lower than the baseline frequency. These pulses could then be amplified in energy anywhere from the nJ to MJ range.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1223686
- Patent Number(s):
- 9166355
- Application Number:
- 14/343,706
- Assignee:
- Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Sep 12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Messerly, Michael J., Dawson, Jay W., Barty, Christopher P.J., Gibson, David J., Prantil, Matthew A., and Cormier, Eric. Directly driven source of multi-gigahertz, sub-picosecond optical pulses. United States: N. p., 2015.
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Messerly, Michael J., Dawson, Jay W., Barty, Christopher P.J., Gibson, David J., Prantil, Matthew A., & Cormier, Eric. Directly driven source of multi-gigahertz, sub-picosecond optical pulses. United States.
Messerly, Michael J., Dawson, Jay W., Barty, Christopher P.J., Gibson, David J., Prantil, Matthew A., and Cormier, Eric. Tue .
"Directly driven source of multi-gigahertz, sub-picosecond optical pulses". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1223686.
@article{osti_1223686,
title = {Directly driven source of multi-gigahertz, sub-picosecond optical pulses},
author = {Messerly, Michael J. and Dawson, Jay W. and Barty, Christopher P.J. and Gibson, David J. and Prantil, Matthew A. and Cormier, Eric},
abstractNote = {A robust, compact optical pulse train source is described, with the capability of generating sub-picosecond micro-pulse sequences, which can be periodic as well as non-periodic, and at repetition rates tunable over decades of baseline frequencies, from MHz to multi-GHz regimes. The micro-pulses can be precisely controlled and formatted to be in the range of many ps in duration to as short as several fs in duration. The system output can be comprised of a continuous wave train of optical micro-pulses or can be programmed to provide gated bursts of macro-pulses, with each macro-pulse consisting of a specific number of micro-pulses or a single pulse picked from the higher frequency train at a repetition rate lower than the baseline frequency. These pulses could then be amplified in energy anywhere from the nJ to MJ range.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2015},
month = {10}
}
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