A magnetorheological finishing technique for correcting the transmitted wavefront of laser rods is reported. Significant improvements for large-aperture Nd:YLF laser rods are demonstrated, and the potential for correcting smaller apertures and thermal aberrations is addressed.
Wavefront correction of laser rods using magnetorheological finishing
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). ; 2 ; 2 pp. vol.2
2004-01-01
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Conference paper
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English
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