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Abstract

This paper discusses mirror coating nonuniformities caused by geometrical constraints in the chamber used and their effects on polarization of light beams for enhanced metal coatings. Phase distortions of 1.06 micrometer laser beam and 0.5893 micrometer beacon beam have been calculated. Phase distortions with same signs have been obtained using a modified design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA310306

Entities

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beacon Lights
  • Blooming
  • Coatings
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Equations
  • Far Field
  • Intensity
  • Laser Beams
  • Nonuniform
  • Optics
  • Peak Values
  • Phase Control
  • Phase Distortion
  • Substrates
  • Surface Finishing
  • Thermal Blooming

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition