Abstract

Optical pulse shaping for laser-fusion drivers requires the generation of fast-rising electrical pulses such as may be produced by discharging charge lines through optically triggered photoconductive switches. This process requires short, synchronized laser pulses. An effective way of generating such pulses is through pulse compression of the main laser pulse of the laser system. Using stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) or stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) we have been able to derive ≤80-ps pulses with very low jitter (10-20 ps) with respect to the 1-ns main pulse.

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