Applications Of Aspheric Optics In Laser Fusion

N. E. Ellis; W. T. Welford

doi:10.1117/12.958956

13 May 1981 Applications Of Aspheric Optics In Laser Fusion

N. E. Ellis, W. T. Welford

Proceedings Volume 0235, Aspheric Optics: Design, Manufacture, Testing; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958956
Event: Aspheric Optics: Design, Manufacture, Testing, 1980, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Laser fusion, or strictly the use of laser power to compress matter to achieve high temperatures, requires optics to focus a laser beam with very high power density to a nearly diffraction-limited spot; thus lenses with aperture diameters of order 100 mm and focal ratios in the range F/3 to F/0.6 are required. The reasons for using aspherics will be explained and several designs will be described.

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N. E. Ellis and W. T. Welford "Applications Of Aspheric Optics In Laser Fusion", Proc. SPIE 0235, Aspheric Optics: Design, Manufacture, Testing, (13 May 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958956

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