Mach-Zehnder modulator performance on the NIF South Pole Bang Time diagnostic

B. Beeman; A. G. MacPhee; J. R. Kimbrough; R. Chow; A. Carpenter; E. Bond; Z. Zayas-Rivera; P. Bell; J. Celeste; T. Clancy; E. K. Miller; D. Edgell; W. R. Donaldson

doi:10.1117/12.2027241

26 September 2013 Mach-Zehnder modulator performance on the NIF South Pole Bang Time diagnostic

B. Beeman, A. G. MacPhee, J. R. Kimbrough, R. Chow, A. Carpenter, E. Bond, Z. Zayas-Rivera, P. Bell, J. Celeste, T. Clancy, E. K. Miller, D. Edgell, W. R. Donaldson

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Proceedings Volume 8850, Target Diagnostics Physics and Engineering for Inertial Confinement Fusion II; 88500H (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027241
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We present performance data for Mach-Zehnder optical modulators fielded on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) as a potential signal path upgrade for the South Pole Bang Time diagnostic. A single channel demonstration system has been deployed utilizing two modulators operating in a 90° In phase and Quadrature (I/Q) configuration. X-ray target emission signals are split and fed into two recording systems: a reference CRT based oscilloscope, Greenfield FTD10000, and the dual Mach-Zehnder system. Results of X-ray implosion time (bang time) determination from these two recording systems are compared and presented.

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B. Beeman, A. G. MacPhee, J. R. Kimbrough, R. Chow, A. Carpenter, E. Bond, Z. Zayas-Rivera, P. Bell, J. Celeste, T. Clancy, E. K. Miller, D. Edgell, and W. R. Donaldson "Mach-Zehnder modulator performance on the NIF South Pole Bang Time diagnostic", Proc. SPIE 8850, Target Diagnostics Physics and Engineering for Inertial Confinement Fusion II, 88500H (26 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027241

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