Intracavity adaptive correction of a 10 kW, solid-state, heat-capacity laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5333, Issue , 2004, Pages 53-61

  LaFortune, K N ^a   Hurd, R L ^a   Johansson, E M ^b   Dane, C B ^a   Fochs, S N ^a   Brase, J M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b W M KECK OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER CAVITY; WAVEFRONT CONTROL; WAVEFRONT SENSORS;

ABERRATIONS; ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LASER BEAMS; LASER MODES; LASER RESONATORS; SPECIFIC HEAT; WAVEFRONTS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 3543064711     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.531034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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