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Nonlinear FM-AM conversion due to stimulated Brillouin scattering
Optics Express
|March 17, 2019
Summary
Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) can harm regenerative amplifiers. Careful selection of modulation frequencies can prevent this self-seeding effect and mitigate detrimental amplitude modulation in laser systems.
Area of Science:
- Laser Physics
- Nonlinear Optics
Background:
- High-energy laser facilities often use phase-modulated pulses to mitigate transverse stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) and improve focal spot smoothing.
- Phase-modulated pulses can undergo detrimental frequency modulation to amplitude modulation (FM-AM) conversion due to spectral distortions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the potential for SBS generation within regenerative amplifiers.
- To understand the mechanism of self-seeded SBS in regenerative amplifiers and its impact on pulse characteristics.
Main Methods:
- Experimental observation of SBS in a regenerative amplifier.
- Numerical simulations to model the SBS process and FM-AM conversion.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated that SBS can be self-seeded in regenerative amplifiers when specific spectral conditions are met.
- Identified that reflected sidebands can act as seeds for SBS, leading to nonlinear amplitude modulation.
- Showed that SBS-induced amplitude modulation can negatively impact downstream propagation.
Conclusions:
- Regenerative amplifiers are susceptible to self-seeded SBS, posing a risk to laser system performance.
- Strategic selection of modulation frequencies can effectively suppress SBS and prevent detrimental FM-AM conversion.
- Mitigation of SBS in regenerative amplifiers is crucial for maintaining pulse integrity in high-energy laser systems.
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