• DocumentCode
    2237581
  • Title

    Development of high damage threshold apodizers for laser applications

  • Author

    Rambo, Patrick ; Schwarz, Jens ; Kimmel, Mark ; Atherton, Briggs ; Bergstrom, Austin ; Flusche, Brian

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using laser ablation of a transmissive fused silica window, high damage threshold apodizers were produced in order to modify the spatial and amplitude profile of a high energy laser beam.
  • Keywords
    laser ablation; laser beams; optical filters; optical windows; silicon compounds; spatial filters; SiO2; high-damage threshold apodizers; high-energy laser beam; laser ablation; spatial-amplitude laser profile; transmissive fused silica window; Chirp; Glass; Laser ablation; Laser applications; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571512