Design, optical characterization, and operation of large transmission gratings for the laser integration line and laser megajoule facilities

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3143-3152

  Néauport, Jérôme ^a   Journot, Eric ^a   Gaborit, Gaël ^a   Bouchut, Philippe ^b  

^a CEA CESTA   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FUSED SILICA; HOLOGRAPHY; LASER BEAMS; LASER OPTICS; LENSES; OPTICAL DESIGN;

LASER INTEGRATION LINE (LIL); LASER MEGAJOULE; OPTICAL METROLOGY; TRANSMISSION GRATINGS;

HIGH POWER LASERS;

EID: 20544435738     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.003143     Document Type: Article

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