• DocumentCode
    2257526
  • Title

    Transient laser brightness enhancement using a large-stroke bimorph mirror

  • Author

    Lubeigt, W. ; Griffith, M. ; Laycock, L. ; Burns, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Wolfson Centre, Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A large-stroke bimorph was used to reduce the time-to-full brightness of a Nd:YLF laser by a factor of 3. The 31-element mirror has the potential to combine this transient control with steady state brightness optimisation.
  • Keywords
    adaptive optics; brightness; laser mirrors; large-stroke bimorph mirror; transient laser brightness enhancement; Brightness; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Optical control; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Steady-state; Vision defects; 010.1080 Active or adaptive optics; 140.6810 Thermal effects;
  • 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
    4572391
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2257526