Title :
Fiber front end for an OMEGA EP demonstration of beam-smoothing techniques for NIF polar-drive ignition
Author :
Dorrer, C. ; Okishev, A.V. ; Roides, R.G. ; Cuffney, R. ; Bittle, W. ; Zuegel, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
A fiber front end delivering shaped optical waveforms with various radio-frequency modulations has been developed to demonstrate beam-smoothing concepts on OMEGA EP with applications to polar-drive ignition at the National Ignition Facility.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; National Ignition Facility; OMEGA EP; beam-smoothing techniques; fiber front end; polar-drive ignition; radio-frequency modulations; shaped optical waveforms; Frequency modulation; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
