Title :
High order wavefront correction for high-energy Nd:YLF rod amplifier by phase conjugate plate
Author :
Sekine, Taku ; Matsuoka, Shingo ; Kawashima, T. ; Kan, Haibin ; Kawanaka, J. ; Tsubakimoto, K.
Author_Institution :
Hamamatsu Photonics K. K., Hamamatsu
Abstract :
Wavefront correction until Zernike polynomial of degree three by a phase conjugate plate has been demonstrated in a high-energy Nd:YLF amplifier system. 108 amplification of 380 mj has been achieved with a near-diffraction-limited beam quality.
Keywords :
laser beams; neodymium; optical phase conjugation; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Nd:YLF rod amplifier; YLF:Nd; Zernike polynomial; high order wavefront correction; near-diffraction-limited beam quality; phase conjugate plate; Apertures; Delta modulation; Laser fusion; Laser noise; Optical amplifiers; Optical surface waves; Polynomials; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452339
