Title :
Direct estimation of the intensity contrast of high-energy laser pulses
Author :
Dorrer, C. ; Consentino, A. ; Irwin, D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
The focal spot of the incoherent pedestal preceding a high-energy laser pulse is predicted using the coherence properties of imaging systems, determining the on-shot intensity contrast of kilojoule laser pulses from OMEGA EP.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser variables measurement; light coherence; coherence properties; direct estimation; focal spot; high-energy laser pulses; imaging systems; intensity contrast; kilojoule laser pulses; Convolution; Imaging; Laser modes; Measurement by laser beam; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
