Technique for measuring jitter- and vibration-induced aberrations in a high-energy laser output beam

Michael Terepka

doi:10.1117/12.58965

1 June 1992 Technique for measuring jitter- and vibration-induced aberrations in a high-energy laser output beam

Michael Terepka

Proceedings Volume 1625, Design, Modeling, and Control of Laser Beam Optics; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58965
Event: OE/LASE '92, 1992, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

One of the key issues in the development of space-based lasers is the optimization (minimization) of output beam quality and jitter. This paper describes an experiment that identifies and quantifies the sources of jitter and vibration in the output beam of a highly complex annular resonator using a technique involving correlation of accelerometer measurements of mirror motion to spatial and temporal aberrations in the output beam.

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Michael Terepka "Technique for measuring jitter- and vibration-induced aberrations in a high-energy laser output beam", Proc. SPIE 1625, Design, Modeling, and Control of Laser Beam Optics, (1 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58965

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