Improved laser-beam uniformity using the angular dispersion of frequency-modulated light

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  • S. Skupsky
    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623-1299
  • R. W. Short
    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623-1299
  • T. Kessler
    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623-1299
  • R. S. Craxton
    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623-1299
  • S. Letzring
    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623-1299
  • J. M. Soures
    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623-1299

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<jats:p>A new technique is presented for obtaining highly smooth focused laser beams. This approach is consistent with the constraints on frequency tripling the light, and it will not produce any significant high-intensity spikes within the laser chain, making the technique attractive for the high-power glass lasers used in current fusion experiments. Smoothing is obtained by imposing a frequency-modulated bandwidth on the laser beam using an electro-optic crystal. A pair of gratings is used to disperse the frequencies across the beam, without distorting the temporal pulse shape. The beam is broken up into beamlets, using a phase plate, such that the beamlet diffraction-limited focal spot is the size of the target. The time-averaged interference between beamlets is greatly reduced because of the frequency differences between the beamlets, and the result is a relatively smooth diffraction-limited intensity pattern on target.</jats:p>

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