Characterization of Laser Beam Quality.

Abstract

Current methods of characterizing the quality of laser beams were found to be generally insufficient. Since lasers are gaining more use in many applications, an improved set of quality criteria must mow be developed. This thesis report investigated characteristics of random phase aberrations and its effects on the far-field irradiance distribution of lasers. A numerical model was developed to simulate nondiffraction-limited beams. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA127412

Entities

People

  • Arsenio T. Gumahad Ii

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Curve Fitting
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Engineering
  • Far Field
  • Focal Planes
  • Intensity
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Least Squares Method
  • Observation Aircraft
  • Phase Distortion
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy