Dr. Stephanus P. van Heerden Profile

Dr. Stephanus P. van Heerden

at Silex Systems Ltd

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Publications (5)

Proceedings Article | 30 April 2007 Paper

Picosecond mid-infrared amplifier for high average power

L. Botha, S. P. van Heerden, F. Prinsloo

Proceedings Volume 6346, 63463B (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.739382

KEYWORDS: Gas lasers, Carbon monoxide, Amplifiers, Electrodes, Pulsed laser operation, Optical amplifiers, Picosecond phenomena, Mid-IR, Laser development, Semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2007 Paper

Efficient TEA CO2-laser-based coating removal system

F. Prinsloo, S. P. van Heerden, E. Ronander, L. Botha

Proceedings Volume 6346, 63462Q (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.739109

KEYWORDS: Gas lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Carbon monoxide, Coating, Composites, Carbon dioxide lasers, Aluminum, Atmospheric particles, High power lasers, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 20 November 1996 Paper

Influence of finite absorption in transmission optics on the propagation of high average-power pulsed CO2 laser beams

Stephanus van Heerden, Wouter Klopper, Francois Prinsloo, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 2870, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.259937

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Absorption, Laser beam propagation, Refractive index, Thermography, Thermal effects, Carbon dioxide lasers, Sensors, Temperature metrology, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 1995 Paper

Limiting laser-induced damage in a high-repetition rate CO2 laser chain

Francois Prinsloo, Stephanus van Heerden, Lourens Botha, Einar Ronander, Chris Herselman, R. Wellman

Proceedings Volume 2428, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.213729

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Laser induced damage, Carbon dioxide lasers, Acoustics, Laser systems engineering, Sensors, Optical amplifiers, Photoacoustic spectroscopy, Pulsed laser operation, Raman spectroscopy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 September 1994

Limitation of CO₂ laser-induced gas breakdown

Francois Prinsloo, Stephanus van Heerden, Lourens Botha

OE, Vol. 33, Issue 09, (September 1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.175675

KEYWORDS: Particles, Raman spectroscopy, Hydrogen, Carbon dioxide lasers, Gas lasers, Ionization, Laser damage threshold, Atmospheric particles, Solids, Carbon dioxide

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