Title :
Monomorph large aperture adaptive optics for high peak-power femtosecond lasers
Author :
Cheriaux, G. ; Burgy, F. ; Sinquin, J.C. ; Lurcon, J.M. ; Guillemard, C.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Opt. Appl., Palaiseau
Abstract :
Novel architecture of deformable mirror is presented. The monomorph mirror presents the advantage of avoiding high-spatial frequency on the residual wavefront enabling propagation without energy modulation. The residual wavefront at rest is 3.4 nm rms.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; high-speed optical techniques; laser mirrors; deformable mirror; energy modulation; high peak-power femtosecond lasers; monomorph large aperture adaptive optics; residual wavefront; Adaptive optics; Apertures; Delta modulation; Electrodes; Mirrors; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Ultrafast optics; (140.7090) ultrafast lasers; (220.1080) active or adaptive optics;
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