Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 8, 0814002(2022)

Dynamic Compensation of Fundamental Mode of Thin Disk Laser Resonators Based on a Deformable Mirror

Zhengyuan Li1,2, Hao Zou1,2, Guangzhi Zhu1,2、*, Jing Dong1,2, Hailin Wang1,2, and Xiao Zhu1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
  • 2National Engineering Research Center for Laser Processing, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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    Zhengyuan Li, Hao Zou, Guangzhi Zhu, Jing Dong, Hailin Wang, Xiao Zhu. Dynamic Compensation of Fundamental Mode of Thin Disk Laser Resonators Based on a Deformable Mirror[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(8): 0814002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Sep. 13, 2021

    Accepted: Nov. 4, 2021

    Published Online: Mar. 30, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhu Guangzhi (zgzlaser@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0814002

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