Thermo-optical wavefront distortions in Nd:YVO4 laser amplifiers

authored by
Merle Schneewind, Phillip Booker, Sergii Iakushev, Peter Weßels, Benno Willke, Jörg Neumann, Dietmar Kracht
Abstract

The power dependence of a Nd:YVO4 laser amplifier beam wavefront was analyzed by Zernike polynomial decomposition. This analysis was performed experimentally and by simulations based on split-step Fourier propagation showing a good agreement. The simulations yield a base for the design of an aberration compensation system.

Organisation(s)
Institute of Gravitation Physics
QuantumFrontiers
External Organisation(s)
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH)
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)
Type
Conference contribution
Pages
01012
No. of pages
1
Publication date
2022
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226701012 (Access: Open)