Computer Solutions to Heat and Diffraction Equations in High Energy Laser Windows. Volume 1
Abstract
The principal failure mechanism of windows is thermal lensing, that is, the distorting and defocusing of the laser beam as it propagates through the solid. For this reason analytical tools were developed to predict the extent of this lensing in various candidate materials under a variety of conditions. This work contributed to selection of appropriate materials, as well as to design of geometrical configurations, in which the lensing could be reduced.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADB017021
Entities
People
- Bernard Bendow
- N. Grier Parke Iii.
- Peter D. Gianino
- Theodore B. Barrett
Organizations
- Rome Laboratory