Performance and production requirements for the optical components in a high-average-power laser system
Optical components needed for high-average-power lasers, such as those developed for Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS), require high levels of performance and reliability. Over the past two decades, optical component requirements for this purpose have been optimized and performance and reliability have been demonstrated. Many of the optical components that are exposed to the high power laser light affect the quality of the beam as it is transported through the system. The specifications for these optics are described including a few parameters not previously reported and some component manufacturing and testing experience. Key words: High-average-power laser, coating efficiency, absorption, optical components
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 12121
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-132682; TRN: US0102362
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 44th Annual Meeting of the International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineering, Denver, CO (US), 07/18/1999--07/23/1999; Other Information: PBD: 2 Jul 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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