• DocumentCode
    1980388
  • Title

    Wavefront correction of laser rods using magnetorheological finishing

  • Author

    Zuegel, J.D. ; Bagnoud, V. ; Mooney, T. ; Dumas, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Laser Energetics, Rochester Univ., NY, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    A magnetorheological finishing technique for correcting the transmitted wavefront of laser rods is reported. Significant improvements for large-aperture Nd:YLF laser rods are demonstrated, and the potential for correcting smaller apertures and thermal aberrations is addressed.
  • Keywords
    finishing; neodymium; optical fabrication; polishing; solid lasers; LiYF/sub 4/:Nd; Nd:YLF laser rods; aperture correction; magnetorheological finishing; thermal aberrations; wavefront correction;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1360999
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1980388