Interferogram reduction and interpretation as applied to the optical analysis of the 10 kJ LASL laser fusion system
Conference
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OSTI ID:5148502
The LASL 10 kJ Eight-Beam CO/sub 2/ Laser Fusion System, currently under construction, has approximately one hundred optical elements per beam. The nominal system is diffraction limited and degradations in performance are primarily caused by imperfect components as well as alignment errors. Consequently, analysis and predictions for the system are very much dependent on the proper description of the imperfect components. The approach taken at LASL has been to characterize the components interferometrically. Interferograms of the various components are made at the 633 nm He--Ne wavelength. Detailed results of the analysis for one complete leg of the eight-beam system is presented.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N.Mex. (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5148502
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-77-2896; CONF-780118-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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