Mach-Zehnder modulator performance using the Comet laser facility and implications for use on NIF

B. Beeman; A. G. MacPhee; J. R. Kimbrough; G. A. Lacaille; M. A. Barrios; J. Emig; J. R. Hunter; E. K. Miller; W. R. Donaldson

doi:10.1117/12.931436

15 October 2012 Mach-Zehnder modulator performance using the Comet laser facility and implications for use on NIF

B. Beeman, A. G. MacPhee, J. R. Kimbrough, G. A. Lacaille, M. A. Barrios, J. Emig, J. R. Hunter, E. K. Miller, W. R. Donaldson

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Proceedings Volume 8505, Target Diagnostics Physics and Engineering for Inertial Confinement Fusion; 850507 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931436
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We present performance characterization measurements for Mach-Zehnder optical modulators to be fielded on NIF as a signal path upgrade for various diagnostics. Two different operating configurations will be explored including in phase quadrature and 90deg I/Q operation. Impulse response functions of x-ray emissions were conducted using the COMET laser facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Results from these short pulse laser driven plasma experiments are given along with comparisons to other recording instrumentation

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B. Beeman, A. G. MacPhee, J. R. Kimbrough, G. A. Lacaille, M. A. Barrios, J. Emig, J. R. Hunter, E. K. Miller, and W. R. Donaldson "Mach-Zehnder modulator performance using the Comet laser facility and implications for use on NIF", Proc. SPIE 8505, Target Diagnostics Physics and Engineering for Inertial Confinement Fusion, 850507 (15 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931436

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