Adaptive control of modal properties of optical beams using photothermal effects

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 2767-2781

  Arain, Muzammil A ^a   Korth, William Z ^a,b   Williams, Luke F ^a   Martin, Rodica M ^a   Mueller, Guido ^a   Tanner, D B ^a   Reitze, David H ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASERS; LENSES;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL HEATER; HIGH LASER POWER; HIGH-POWER LASER SYSTEMS; IN-SITU; LASER MATERIAL PROCESSING; MODAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL BEAM STEERING; OPTICAL BEAMS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS; PHOTO-THERMAL; PHOTOTHERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL COMPENSATION; THERMAL CONTACT; TUNABLE LENS;

OPTICAL GLASS;

EID: 76149102601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.002767     Document Type: Article

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