Title :
Spectral and temporal properties of optical signals with multiple sinusoidal phase modulations
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
High-energy laser systems use optical signals with multiple sinusoidal phase modulations for on-target smoothing and stimulated Brillouin scattering suppression. The spectrum and temporal frequency-modulation-to-amplitude-modulation conversion of these signals are analytically studied.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; frequency modulation; laser beams; optical modulation; phase modulation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; high-energy laser systems; multiple sinusoidal phase modulations; on-target smoothing; optical signals; spectral properties; stimulated Brillouin scattering suppression; temporal frequency-modulation-to-amplitude-modulation conversion; temporal properties; Frequency modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical scattering; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
