Method and apparatus for pulse stacking
Abstract
An active pulse stacking system including an etalon and an electro-optical modulator apparatus combined with a pulse-forming network capable of forming and summing a sequence of time-delayed optical waveforms arising from, for example, a single laser pulse. The Pockels cell pulse stacker may attain an efficiency of about 2.6% while providing a controllable faster-than-exponential time rise in transmitted pulse intensity.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862940
- Patent Number(s):
- 4053763
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- 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:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; pulse; stacking; active; including; etalon; electro-optical; modulator; combined; pulse-forming; network; capable; forming; summing; sequence; time-delayed; optical; waveforms; arising; example; single; laser; pockels; cell; stacker; attain; efficiency; providing; controllable; faster-than-exponential; time; rise; transmitted; intensity; pulse stacking; laser pulse; pockels cell; pulse-forming network; single laser; transmitted pulse; active pulse; optical wave; optical modulator; forming network; pulse stacker; pulse intensity; /250/356/359/376/
Citation Formats
Harney, Robert C. Method and apparatus for pulse stacking. United States: N. p., 1977.
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title = {Method and apparatus for pulse stacking},
author = {Harney, Robert C},
abstractNote = {An active pulse stacking system including an etalon and an electro-optical modulator apparatus combined with a pulse-forming network capable of forming and summing a sequence of time-delayed optical waveforms arising from, for example, a single laser pulse. The Pockels cell pulse stacker may attain an efficiency of about 2.6% while providing a controllable faster-than-exponential time rise in transmitted pulse intensity.},
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year = {1977},
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