NEODYMIUM LASER GLASS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Abstract
During this period the main area of investigation was concerned with athermalizing laser glass. The effects of composition on the expansion coefficient, the thermal coefficient of the index of refraction, the birefringence and the stress-optical coefficients were studied for this purpose. In summary, it is felt that an athermalized laser system can be produced by counterbalancing the index of refraction changes produced by stress with index changes produced by temperature directly. Systems using both Pockels type and non-Pockels type glasses were considered.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0613963
Entities
People
- Richard F. Woodcock