摘要Frequency modulation to amplitude modulation (FM-to-AM) conversion is important for controlling temporal shapes of high-power Nd:glass lasers in the application of fusion ignition. To suppress this FM-to-AM conversion effect in the process of broadband third-harmonic generation of Nd:glass laser, we report an efficient frequency-tripling scheme based on mixing narrowband and broadband pulses. Numerical results show that the FM-to-AM conversion in frequency conversion process can be suppressed effectively. For a required third-harmonic bandwidth of 1 THz, the defined relative modulation α in pulse intensity is as large as 180% in the conventional baseline design, while it will be reduced to only about 20% by using our proposed scheme.
Abstract：Frequency modulation to amplitude modulation (FM-to-AM) conversion is important for controlling temporal shapes of high-power Nd:glass lasers in the application of fusion ignition. To suppress this FM-to-AM conversion effect in the process of broadband third-harmonic generation of Nd:glass laser, we report an efficient frequency-tripling scheme based on mixing narrowband and broadband pulses. Numerical results show that the FM-to-AM conversion in frequency conversion process can be suppressed effectively. For a required third-harmonic bandwidth of 1 THz, the defined relative modulation α in pulse intensity is as large as 180% in the conventional baseline design, while it will be reduced to only about 20% by using our proposed scheme.
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