Development of the nonlinear optical element for light-beam apodization and large-aperture laser amplifier decoupling

Leonid M. Vinogradsky; Serge K. Sobolev; Iosif G. Zubarev; Mikhail V. Pyatakhin; Yuri V. Senatsky; Vitaly M. Mizin; Ken-ichi Ueda

doi:10.1117/12.334815

30 December 1998 Development of the nonlinear optical element for light-beam apodization and large-aperture laser amplifier decoupling

Leonid M. Vinogradsky, Serge K. Sobolev, Iosif G. Zubarev, Mikhail V. Pyatakhin, Yuri V. Senatsky, Vitaly M. Mizin, Ken-ichi Ueda

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Proceedings Volume 3683, Laser Optics '98: Superstrong Laser Fields and Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334815
Event: Laser Optics '98, 1998, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

Dye cell 'soft' diaphragms for apodization of powerful laser beams are investigated. A cell design with a meniscus lens spacer is proposed to compensate thermal phase distortions in the transmitted laser beam. laser shot-blasted 'soft' aperture technology is discussed. The obtained results have revealed a feasibility to create a wide-aperture nonlinear optical decoupling element - apodizer for application in powerful iodine, neodymium and excimer lasers.

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Leonid M. Vinogradsky, Serge K. Sobolev, Iosif G. Zubarev, Mikhail V. Pyatakhin, Yuri V. Senatsky, Vitaly M. Mizin, and Ken-ichi Ueda "Development of the nonlinear optical element for light-beam apodization and large-aperture laser amplifier decoupling", Proc. SPIE 3683, Laser Optics '98: Superstrong Laser Fields and Applications, (30 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334815

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