Compensation of frequency modulation to amplitude modulation conversion in frequency conversion systems
Applied Optics, Vol. 48, Issue 13, pp. 2515-2521 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.48.002515
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Abstract
Frequency modulation to amplitude modulation (FM-to-AM) conversion is an important issue that can prevent fusion ignition with high power lasers such as the Laser MegaJoule (LMJ). On LMJ, most of the FM-to-AM conversion is expected in the so-called frequency conversion and focusing system, which is a nonlinear system. However, we propose linear transfer functions to compensate the effect of frequency conversion on FM-to-AM conversion. We show that most of AM distortion can be reduced by practical systems: for beam intensity up to
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OCIS Codes
(060.5060) Fiber optics and optical communications : Phase modulation
(190.2620) Nonlinear optics : Harmonic generation and mixing
(070.2615) Fourier optics and signal processing : Frequency filtering
(140.3518) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, frequency modulated
ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
History
Original Manuscript: January 29, 2009
Revised Manuscript: April 6, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: April 13, 2009
Published: April 27, 2009
Citation
Steve Hocquet, Geoffrey Lacroix, and Denis Penninckx, "Compensation of frequency modulation to amplitude modulation conversion in frequency conversion systems," Appl. Opt. 48, 2515-2521 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-48-13-2515
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