Adaptive optics for lasers

Author

Kudryashov, Alexis

Author_Institution

Adaptive Opt. Lab., Moscow State Open Univ., Moscow

fYear

2008

fDate

Sept. 29 2008-Oct. 4 2008

Firstpage

87

Lastpage

89

Abstract

Adaptive optical systems based on a bimorph deformable mirror as wavefront corrector and Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor offer the prospect to improve greatly the capabilities of high power laser focusability. The authors have the practical experience of successful developing and embedding such systems in really working high-power laser facilities (HELEN, FELIX, TRIDENT, FIREX etc.), And some problems concerned with correct choice of characteristics for the key elements of adaptive system (deformable mirror, sensor, preset adjustment, shot-to-shot correcting algorithm) are discussed.

Keywords

adaptive optics; laser mirrors; self-focusing; wavefront sensors; FELIX; FIREX; HELEN; Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor; TRIDENT; adaptive optics; bimorph deformable mirror; high power laser focusability; high-power laser facilities; wavefront corrector; Adaptive optics; Adaptive systems; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor; bimorph mirror; laser beam correction;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers, 2008. CAOL 2008. 4th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Crimea

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1973-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1974-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CAOL.2008.4671911

Filename

4671911