System for generating shaped optical pulses and measuring optical pulses using spectral beam deflection (SBD)
Abstract
A temporally shaped or modified optical output pulse is generated from a bandwidth-encoded optical input pulse in a system in which the input pulse is in the form of a beam which is spectrally spread into components contained within the bandwidth, followed by deflection of the spectrally spread beam (SBD) thereby spatially mapping the components in correspondence with the temporal input pulse profile in the focal plane of a lens, and by spatially selective attenuation of selected components in that focal plane. The shaped or modified optical output pulse is then reconstructed from the attenuated spectral components. The pulse-shaping system is particularly useful for generating optical pulses of selected temporal shape over a wide range of pulse duration, such pulses finding application in the fields of optical communication, optical recording and data storage, atomic and molecular spectroscopy and laser fusion. An optical streak camera is also provided which uses SBD to display the beam intensity in the focal plane as a function of time during the input pulse. 10 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5276497
- Patent Number(s):
- 5263039
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-885438
- Assignee:
- Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC03-85DP40200
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 18 May 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; LASER RADIATION; BEAM SHAPING; BEAM PROFILES; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; LASER FUSION REACTORS; STREAK CAMERAS; USES; VISIBLE RADIATION; CAMERAS; CONFINEMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PULSES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; 426002* - Engineering- Lasers & Masers- (1990-); 700411 - Inertial Confinement Devices- (1992-)
Citation Formats
Skupsky, S, Kessler, T J, and Letzring, S A. System for generating shaped optical pulses and measuring optical pulses using spectral beam deflection (SBD). United States: N. p., 1993.
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title = {System for generating shaped optical pulses and measuring optical pulses using spectral beam deflection (SBD)},
author = {Skupsky, S and Kessler, T J and Letzring, S A},
abstractNote = {A temporally shaped or modified optical output pulse is generated from a bandwidth-encoded optical input pulse in a system in which the input pulse is in the form of a beam which is spectrally spread into components contained within the bandwidth, followed by deflection of the spectrally spread beam (SBD) thereby spatially mapping the components in correspondence with the temporal input pulse profile in the focal plane of a lens, and by spatially selective attenuation of selected components in that focal plane. The shaped or modified optical output pulse is then reconstructed from the attenuated spectral components. The pulse-shaping system is particularly useful for generating optical pulses of selected temporal shape over a wide range of pulse duration, such pulses finding application in the fields of optical communication, optical recording and data storage, atomic and molecular spectroscopy and laser fusion. An optical streak camera is also provided which uses SBD to display the beam intensity in the focal plane as a function of time during the input pulse. 10 figures.},
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