Thermo-gasdynamic control in laser beam guidance
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Revue de Physique Appliquée
- Vol. 13 (7) , 329-341
- https://doi.org/10.1051/rphysap:01978001307032900
Abstract
A survey is given on thermal gas lens developments and of their principles and applications for focusing and guidance of intense laser beam. The generalized analysis of typical thermo-optical systems is used to relate the gas density distribution to characteristic features of thermal gas lens designs in accordance with various thermo-gasdynamic conditions. In particular, effective optical gas lens characteristics are proposed and emphasized, and typical results based on solutions of mathematical models are discussedKeywords
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