Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor measurement for dynamic temperature profiles in heat-capacity laser rods

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2963-2968

  Xiaobo, Wang ^a   Xiaojun, Xu ^a   Qisheng, Lu ^a   Fengjie, Xi ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; REFRACTION; SPECIFIC HEAT; WAVEFRONTS;

LASER RODS; OPTICAL PATH LENGTH; PHASE SHIFTING INTERFEROMETERS; WAVEFRONT RECONSTRUCTIONS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34547248458     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.002963     Document Type: Article

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