• DocumentCode
    421688
  • Title

    Intracavity adaptive optics optimisation of a grazing-incidence Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser

  • Author

    Lubeigt, W. ; Valentine, G.J. ; Burns, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Photonics, Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    An intracavity deformable membrane mirror has been used to control the transverse mode profile of a diode-pumped, grazing-incidence Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser. Automatic mode and power optimisation are demonstrated using a closed-loop genetic algorithm.
  • Keywords
    adaptive optics; genetic algorithms; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser modes; neodymium; optical control; optical pumping; solid lasers; GdVO/sub 4/:Nd; closed-loop genetic algorithm; diode pumping; grazing-incidence Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser; intracavity adaptive optics optimisation; intracavity deformable membrane mirror; transverse mode profile control;
  • 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
    1360897