• DocumentCode
    733782
  • Title

    High-contrast, closed-loop control of laser beam profiles

  • Author

    McIntire, L.E. ; Divoky, M. ; Knox, W.H. ; Bahk, S.-W. ; Zuegel, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A 1053-nm laser beam profile was controlled using the diffractive mode of a spatial light modulator in closed loop for the first time, producing high-contrast spatial intensity shaping, as well as independent wavefront control.
  • Keywords
    closed loop systems; laser beams; light diffraction; spatial light modulators; closed-loop control; diffractive mode; high-contrast control; high-contrast spatial intensity shaping; independent wavefront control; laser beam profiles; spatial light modulator; wavelength 1053 nm; Diffraction; Diffraction gratings; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Optimized production technology; Phase modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184224