https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226701012
Thermo-optical wavefront distortions in Nd:YVO4 laser amplifiers
1. Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hanover, Germany
2. Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut), Callinstr. 38, 30167 Hanover, Germany
3. Cluster of Excellence QuantumFrontiers, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Published online: 18 October 2022
The power dependence of a Nd:YVO4 laser amplifier beam wavefront was analyzed by Zernike polynomial decomposition. This analysis was performed experimentally and by simulations based on split-step Fourier propagation showing a good agreement. The simulations yield a base for the design of an aberration compensation system.
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