DocumentCode
521484
Title
Improved on-shot focal-spot diagnosis on the OMEGA EP short-pulse Laser System
Author
Kruschwitz, B.E. ; Bahk, S.-W. ; Bromage, J. ; Irwin, D. ; Moore, M.D. ; Waxer, L.J. ; Zuegel, J.D. ; Kelly, J.H.
Author_Institution
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Diagnosis of the on-target focal spot using the current OMEGA EP diagnostics is challenging due to differential piston uncertainty and calibration errors. Performance was improved by retrieving phase information from far-field images using numerical optimization.
Keywords
Calibration; Charge coupled devices; Focusing; Gratings; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser fusion; Phase measurement; Pistons; Tiles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5501106
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