DocumentCode
2240317
Title
Direct estimation of the intensity contrast of high-energy laser pulses
Author
Dorrer, C. ; Consentino, A. ; Irwin, D.
Author_Institution
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The focal spot of the incoherent pedestal preceding a high-energy laser pulse is predicted using the coherence properties of imaging systems, determining the on-shot intensity contrast of kilojoule laser pulses from OMEGA EP.
Keywords
laser beams; laser variables measurement; light coherence; coherence properties; direct estimation; focal spot; high-energy laser pulses; imaging systems; intensity contrast; kilojoule laser pulses; Convolution; Imaging; Laser modes; Measurement by laser beam; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements;
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
5950623
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