Title :
Laser beam quality control with nonlinear interactions and adaptive optics
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
This lecture will review nonlinear interactions and adaptive optics techniques which permit a dynamic correction of beam distortions in solid-state lasers. Applications of these techniques including beam combining to fiber lasers will be also presented.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; fibre lasers; laser beams; nonlinear optics; optical control; optical distortion; adaptive optics; beam combining; beam distortions; dynamic correction; fiber lasers; laser beam quality control; nonlinear interactions; solid-state lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
