High-Energy Laser Mirror Thermal Distortion Testing Techniques

Jeffrey Gierloff

doi:10.1117/12.957043

4 April 1979 High-Energy Laser Mirror Thermal Distortion Testing Techniques

Jeffrey Gierloff

Proceedings Volume 0171, Optical Components: Manufacture and Evaluation; (1979) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957043
Event: Los Angeles Technical Symposium, 1979, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

Mirrors are tested at the Thermal Distortion Test Facility (TDTF), Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM, using a rastered electron beam (E-beam) to thermally load the mirrors. Typical test results and their implications are presented. The capabilities and accuracies of the facility are discussed. Verification tests performed with a CO₂ laser confirm the validity of using a rastered E-beam to simulate a HEL beam thermal loading.

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Jeffrey Gierloff "High-Energy Laser Mirror Thermal Distortion Testing Techniques", Proc. SPIE 0171, Optical Components: Manufacture and Evaluation, (4 April 1979); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957043

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