Pulse-shaping system for the 60-beam, 30-kJ (UV) OMEGA laser

Andrey V. Okishev; Mark D. Skeldon; Samuel A. Letzring; William R. Donaldson; Andrei Babushkin; Wolf D. Seka

doi:10.1117/12.238034

12 April 1996 Pulse-shaping system for the 60-beam, 30-kJ (UV) OMEGA laser

Andrey V. Okishev, Mark D. Skeldon, Samuel A. Letzring, William R. Donaldson, Andrei Babushkin, Wolf D. Seka

Proceedings Volume 2770, Laser Optics '95 and ICONO '95: Superintense Laser Fields; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238034
Event: Laser Optics '95, 1995, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

The optical pulse-shaping system for the 60-beam 30-kJ (UV) OMEGA fusion laser is capable of producing complex temporally shaped optical pulses for amplification and delivery to fusion targets. The pulse-shaping system consists of optical modulators driven by an optically activated electrical waveform generator. The electrical waveform generator consists of Si photoconductive switches, and variable impedance microstrip lines. Complex optical pulse shapes with 50 to 100 ps structure have been produced.

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Andrey V. Okishev, Mark D. Skeldon, Samuel A. Letzring, William R. Donaldson, Andrei Babushkin, and Wolf D. Seka "Pulse-shaping system for the 60-beam, 30-kJ (UV) OMEGA laser", Proc. SPIE 2770, Laser Optics '95 and ICONO '95: Superintense Laser Fields, (12 April 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238034

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