Performance of a deformable mirror in a high-energy Nd: YAG laser

James Beedell; Ian Elder; Duncan Hand

doi:10.1117/12.819992

Performance of a deformable mirror in a high-energy Nd: YAG laser

James Beedell, Ian Elder, Duncan Hand

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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Abstract

Deformable bimorph mirrors with high damage threshold dielectric coatings are demonstrated as both intra- and extracavity components with a pulsed energy diode-pumped Nd:YAG zigzag slab laser operating at the 150 mJ level. Two resonator configurations were tested for intra-cavity operation; with a plane-plane resonator the far-field brightness was enhanced by up to a factor of 1.5, whilst with a cross-Porro resonator an enhancement of up to 2.2 was achieved. As an extracavity component far-field beam steering of ±2 mrad was demonstrated. © 2009 SPIE.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Laser Systems Technologies XXIII
Volume	7338
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819992
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XVIII - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 13 Apr 2009 → 15 Apr 2009

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Conference	Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XVIII
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando, FL
Period	13/04/09 → 15/04/09

Keywords

Adaptive optics
Deformable bimorph mirror
Diode-pumping
Nd:YAG laser

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Performance of a deformable mirror in a high-energy Nd: YAG laser

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