Correlation of test data from some NIF small optical components

Robert Chow; Michael S. McBurney; William K. Eickelberg; Wade H. Williams; Michael D. Thomas

doi:10.1117/12.453637

27 December 2001 Correlation of test data from some NIF small optical components

Robert Chow, Michael S. McBurney, William K. Eickelberg, Wade H. Williams, Michael D. Thomas

Proceedings Volume 4451, Optical Manufacturing and Testing IV; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453637
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The NIF injection laser system requires over 8000 precision optical components. Two special requirements for such optics are wavefront and laser damage threshold. Wavefront gradient is an important specification on the NIF ILS optics. The gradient affects the spot size and, in the second order, the contrast ratio of the laser beam. Wavefront errors are specified in terms of peak-to-valley, rms, and rms gradient, with filtering requirements. Typical values are lambda/8 PV, lambda/30 rms, and lambda/30/cm rms gradient determined after filtering for spatial periods greater than 2 mm. One objective of this study is to determine whether commercial software supplied with common phase measuring interferometers can filter, perform the gradient analysis, and produce numbers comparable to that by CVOS, the LLNL wavefront analysis application. Laser survivability of optics is another important specification for the operational longevity of the laser system. Another objective of this study is to find alternate laser damage test facilities.

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Robert Chow, Michael S. McBurney, William K. Eickelberg, Wade H. Williams, and Michael D. Thomas "Correlation of test data from some NIF small optical components", Proc. SPIE 4451, Optical Manufacturing and Testing IV, (27 December 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453637

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