Simulation of the wavefront distortion and beam quality for a high-power zigzag slab laser
| Autor: | Byung Heon Cha, Jung-Hwan Lee, Yong-Ho Cha, Jae Sung Shin, Hyun Tae Kim, Hyeon Cheor Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Materials science business.industry Amplifier 02 engineering and technology 01 natural sciences Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Power (physics) 010309 optics Root mean square 020210 optoelectronics & photonics Optics Zigzag Distortion 0103 physical sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Laser beam quality Electrical and Electronic Engineering Physical and Theoretical Chemistry business Adaptive optics |
| Zdroj: | Optics Communications. 380:446-451 |
| ISSN: | 0030-4018 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.optcom.2016.06.052 |
| Popis: | A simulation method of the beam quality for a high-power zigzag slab laser has been developed. This method can predict the wavefront distortion and beam quality for various optical arrangements and optimize the design effectively. A Nd:YAG zigzag slab laser amplifier was designed as an application. The optimized design shows a beam quality of 1.20 corresponding to the minimized wavefront distortion with a peak-to-valley of 0.568 μm and root mean square of 0.115 μm even under high-power operation with a total pump power of 14 kW. Although there are some effects other than the optical design error that incur wavefront distortions, this method can help to determine the first optical design of the zigzag slab laser without the need for many experimental studies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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