TIL system with nonlinear phase conjugation

Anatoliy Khizhnyak; Vladimir Markov

doi:10.1117/12.735161

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25 September 2007 TIL system with nonlinear phase conjugation

Anatoliy Khizhnyak, Vladimir Markov

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Proceedings Volume 6708, Atmospheric Optics: Models, Measurements, and Target-in-the-Loop Propagation; 67080H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735161
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

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Efficient laser beam delivery on a distant target remains a key problem for practical implementation of tactical laser systems. Since the conventional target-in-the-loop (TIL) concept is generally not effective in such operational environments, new solutions are needed. In this report we discuss an innovative approach for effective compensation of laser beam aberrations in TIL systems. It is based on a recently devised technique that combines optical phase conjugation (OPC) with a TIL system for effective hot-spot formation. The proposed method should enable delivery of enhanced density laser energy to a target within a finite number of iteration cycles. Using the model based on an analogy between the TIL system and laser resonator, pointing of the laser beam on the target is performed at the image plane, resulting in reduced hot-spot formation time.

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Anatoliy Khizhnyak and Vladimir Markov "TIL system with nonlinear phase conjugation", Proc. SPIE 6708, Atmospheric Optics: Models, Measurements, and Target-in-the-Loop Propagation, 67080H (25 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735161

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