Method and apparatus for reducing diffraction-induced damage in high power laser amplifier systems
Abstract
Self-focusing damage caused by diffraction in laser amplifier systems may be minimized by appropriately tailoring the input optical beam profile by passing the beam through an aperture having a uniform high optical transmission within a particular radius r.sub.o and a transmission which drops gradually to a low value at greater radii. Apertures having the desired transmission characteristics may readily be manufactured by exposing high resolution photographic films and plates to a diffuse, disk-shaped light source and mask arrangement.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- (Los Alamos, NM)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862458
- Patent Number(s):
- 3935545
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; reducing; diffraction-induced; damage; power; laser; amplifier; systems; self-focusing; caused; diffraction; minimized; appropriately; tailoring; input; optical; beam; profile; passing; aperture; uniform; transmission; particular; radius; drops; gradually; value; radii; apertures; desired; characteristics; readily; manufactured; exposing; resolution; photographic; films; plates; diffuse; disk-shaped; light; source; mask; arrangement; transmission characteristics; optical transmission; optical beam; light source; laser amplifier; power laser; damage caused; beam profile; photographic film; input optical; solution ph; amplifier systems; /372/359/
Citation Formats
Campillo, Anthony J, Newnam, Brian E, Shapiro, Stanley L, and Terrell, Jr., N. James. Method and apparatus for reducing diffraction-induced damage in high power laser amplifier systems. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Campillo, Anthony J, Newnam, Brian E, Shapiro, Stanley L, & Terrell, Jr., N. James. Method and apparatus for reducing diffraction-induced damage in high power laser amplifier systems. United States.
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"Method and apparatus for reducing diffraction-induced damage in high power laser amplifier systems". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862458.
@article{osti_862458,
title = {Method and apparatus for reducing diffraction-induced damage in high power laser amplifier systems},
author = {Campillo, Anthony J and Newnam, Brian E and Shapiro, Stanley L and Terrell, Jr., N. James},
abstractNote = {Self-focusing damage caused by diffraction in laser amplifier systems may be minimized by appropriately tailoring the input optical beam profile by passing the beam through an aperture having a uniform high optical transmission within a particular radius r.sub.o and a transmission which drops gradually to a low value at greater radii. Apertures having the desired transmission characteristics may readily be manufactured by exposing high resolution photographic films and plates to a diffuse, disk-shaped light source and mask arrangement.},
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year = {1976},
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