Title :
Transient laser brightness enhancement using a large-stroke bimorph mirror
Author :
Lubeigt, W. ; Griffith, M. ; Laycock, L. ; Burns, D.
Author_Institution :
Wolfson Centre, Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Abstract :
A large-stroke bimorph was used to reduce the time-to-full brightness of a Nd:YLF laser by a factor of 3. The 31-element mirror has the potential to combine this transient control with steady state brightness optimisation.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; brightness; laser mirrors; large-stroke bimorph mirror; transient laser brightness enhancement; Brightness; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Optical control; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Steady-state; Vision defects; 010.1080 Active or adaptive optics; 140.6810 Thermal effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
