Time-stretched photonic Doppler velocimetry
Abstract
Inertial confinement fusion facilities generate implosions at speeds greater than 100 km/s, and measuring the material velocities is important and challenging. We have developed a new velocimetry technique that uses time-stretched spectral interferometry to increase the measurable velocity range normally limited by the detector bandwidth. In this approach, the signal is encoded on a chirped laser pulse that is stretched in time to reduce the beat frequency before detection. We demonstrate the technique on an imploding liner experiment at the Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine, where beat frequencies in excess of 50 GHz were measured with 20 GHz bandwidth detection.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1557922
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1570296
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2019-10025J
Journal ID: ISSN 1094-4087; OPEXFF
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003525; NA0003624; AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Optics Express
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Optics Express Journal Volume: 27 Journal Issue: 18; Journal ID: ISSN 1094-4087
- Publisher:
- Optical Society of America
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Mance, J. G., La Lone, B. M., Dolan, D. H., Payne, S. L., Ramsey, D. L., and Veeser, L. R. Time-stretched photonic Doppler velocimetry. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1364/OE.27.025022.
Mance, J. G., La Lone, B. M., Dolan, D. H., Payne, S. L., Ramsey, D. L., & Veeser, L. R. Time-stretched photonic Doppler velocimetry. United States. doi:10.1364/OE.27.025022.
Mance, J. G., La Lone, B. M., Dolan, D. H., Payne, S. L., Ramsey, D. L., and Veeser, L. R. Tue .
"Time-stretched photonic Doppler velocimetry". United States. doi:10.1364/OE.27.025022.
@article{osti_1557922,
title = {Time-stretched photonic Doppler velocimetry},
author = {Mance, J. G. and La Lone, B. M. and Dolan, D. H. and Payne, S. L. and Ramsey, D. L. and Veeser, L. R.},
abstractNote = {Inertial confinement fusion facilities generate implosions at speeds greater than 100 km/s, and measuring the material velocities is important and challenging. We have developed a new velocimetry technique that uses time-stretched spectral interferometry to increase the measurable velocity range normally limited by the detector bandwidth. In this approach, the signal is encoded on a chirped laser pulse that is stretched in time to reduce the beat frequency before detection. We demonstrate the technique on an imploding liner experiment at the Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine, where beat frequencies in excess of 50 GHz were measured with 20 GHz bandwidth detection.},
doi = {10.1364/OE.27.025022},
journal = {Optics Express},
number = 18,
volume = 27,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {8}
}
DOI: 10.1364/OE.27.025022
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