Laser phase conversion using continuous distributed phase plates

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3047, Issue , 1997, Pages 272-281

  Kessler, T J ^a   Lin, Y ^a   Iwan, L S ^a   Castle, W P ^a   Kellogg, C ^a   Barone, J ^a   Kowaluk, E ^a   Schmid, A W ^a   Marshall, K L ^a   Smith, D J ^a   Rigatti, A L ^a   Warner, J ^a   Staley, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETCHING; ICE; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SIMULATED ANNEALING;

CONTINUOUS PHASE PLATES; CONTINUOUS SURFACE; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ETCHING TECHNIQUE; FOCAL PLANE; PHASE CONVERSION; PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS; SUPERIOR TECHNIQUE;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 85060443311     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.294313     Document Type: Conference Paper

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