Optical Distortion Of Rugate Coated Optical Components Used In High Power Laser Systems

James R. Palmer

doi:10.1117/12.941379

28 September 1987 Optical Distortion Of Rugate Coated Optical Components Used In High Power Laser Systems

James R. Palmer

Proceedings Volume 0805, Optical Components and Systems; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.941379
Event: Fourth International Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Sciences and Engineering, 1987, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

This paper will describe a first order analytical technique for evaluating the Strehl ratio of a system composed of various optical components which use rugate optical thin films. The basic elements of the model are to provide budgeting criteria that will permit the maximum energy in the central lobe of a far field distribution. Budgeting components will consist of figure error on the component, thermal distortion for transient and steady-state, pressure ripple for cooled substrates, and energy loss due to scatter and absorption in the coatings and the substrate.

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James R. Palmer "Optical Distortion Of Rugate Coated Optical Components Used In High Power Laser Systems", Proc. SPIE 0805, Optical Components and Systems, (28 September 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.941379

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