Frequency-to-time optical arbitrary waveform generator
Abstract
We introduce a novel optical arbitrary waveform generator that can create transform-limited ps-scale features over long (>300 ps) records. This has possible applications for controlling and/or mitigating laser–plasma interactions, laser machining, and studies of molecular dynamics. The technique works by patterning the spectrum of a short pulse and optically transforming this spectral pattern to the time domain via a χ(2)-based frequency-to-time converter. We derive the theory of operation and present experimental results showing 4 ps resolution and 330 ps record length.
- Authors:
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- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1530683
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1523302
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-771042; LLNL-JRNL-763533
Journal ID: ISSN 0146-9592; OPLEDP; 962109
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Optics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 44; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0146-9592
- Publisher:
- Optical Society of America (OSA)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
Citation Formats
Mittelberger, D. E., Muir, R. D., Hamamoto, M. Y., Prantil, M. A., and Heebner, J. E. Frequency-to-time optical arbitrary waveform generator. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1364/OL.44.002863.
Mittelberger, D. E., Muir, R. D., Hamamoto, M. Y., Prantil, M. A., & Heebner, J. E. Frequency-to-time optical arbitrary waveform generator. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.44.002863
Mittelberger, D. E., Muir, R. D., Hamamoto, M. Y., Prantil, M. A., and Heebner, J. E. Thu .
"Frequency-to-time optical arbitrary waveform generator". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.44.002863. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1530683.
@article{osti_1530683,
title = {Frequency-to-time optical arbitrary waveform generator},
author = {Mittelberger, D. E. and Muir, R. D. and Hamamoto, M. Y. and Prantil, M. A. and Heebner, J. E.},
abstractNote = {We introduce a novel optical arbitrary waveform generator that can create transform-limited ps-scale features over long (>300 ps) records. This has possible applications for controlling and/or mitigating laser–plasma interactions, laser machining, and studies of molecular dynamics. The technique works by patterning the spectrum of a short pulse and optically transforming this spectral pattern to the time domain via a χ(2)-based frequency-to-time converter. We derive the theory of operation and present experimental results showing 4 ps resolution and 330 ps record length.},
doi = {10.1364/OL.44.002863},
journal = {Optics Letters},
number = 11,
volume = 44,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Thu May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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