Estimation of beam parameters and coherence properties of laser radiation by use of an extended Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensor

Bernd Schaefer; Klaus R. Mann

doi:10.1117/12.472040

30 May 2003 Estimation of beam parameters and coherence properties of laser radiation by use of an extended Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensor

Bernd Schaefer, Klaus R. Mann

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Proceedings Volume 4932, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472040
Event: XXXIV Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers: Boulder Damage Symposium, 2002, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

A combination of a Hartmann-Shack sensor and a standard far-field measurement on one single detector is proposed. The technique is fast, manages without moveable parts, thus permitting a very compact design. It is not only suited for characterization of the wave-front distribution, but may also be considered for determination of the important parameters beam width, beam divergence and beam propagation ratio M² of partially coherent laser beams. The experimental results in combination with findings from error analysis and numerical simulations indicate that a fairly thorough beam characterization including spatial coherence, propagation characteristics and beam quality can be achieved with this method, if a high resolution H.-S. sub-system with efficient crosstalk reduction is used.

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Bernd Schaefer and Klaus R. Mann "Estimation of beam parameters and coherence properties of laser radiation by use of an extended Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensor", Proc. SPIE 4932, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization, (30 May 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472040

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