• DocumentCode
    2239766
  • Title

    Measurement of wavefront distortions resulting from incidence of high-power 2 μm laser light

  • Author

    Willis, Christina C C ; Bradford, Joshua D. ; Shah, Lawrence ; Richardson, Martin C.

  • Author_Institution
    Townes Laser Inst., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Wavefront distortions induced in various silica samples by a 2 μm thulium fiber laser were measured. Absorption of silica at 2 μm makes a full characterization of thermal lensing critical for high power applications.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; measurement by laser beam; optical distortion; optical variables measurement; silicon compounds; thermal lensing; SiO2; high-power laser light; silica absorption; thermal lensing; thulium fiber laser; wavefront distortion measurement; wavelength 2 mum; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser noise; Measurement by laser beam; Optical distortion; Silicon compounds; Thermal lensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950600
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2239766