Thermo-optical self-compensated amplifiers for high-power laser resonators

Eduard Wyss; Michelle S. Roth; Thomas Graf; Heinz P. Weber

doi:10.1117/12.537458

14 November 2003 Thermo-optical self-compensated amplifiers for high-power laser resonators

Eduard Wyss, Michelle S. Roth, Thomas Graf, Heinz P. Weber

Proceedings Volume 5147, ALT'02 International Conference on Advanced Laser Technologies; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537458
Event: ALT'02 International Conference on Advanced laser Technologies, 2002, Adelboden, Switzerland

Abstract

Thermally induced optical effects can be exploited to generate adaptive optical devices such as self adjusting lenses. A liquid or gel layer sandwiched between two laser rods can self-adaptively compensate for the thermal lenses in the laser rods and therefore significantly increase the power range and the output beam quality of high-power lasers. Thermo-optically self-compensating amplifiers and their influence on optical resonators are discussed.

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Eduard Wyss, Michelle S. Roth, Thomas Graf, and Heinz P. Weber "Thermo-optical self-compensated amplifiers for high-power laser resonators", Proc. SPIE 5147, ALT'02 International Conference on Advanced Laser Technologies, (14 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537458

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