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    • Laser Technology
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    Background:

    • Two-mirror laser beam expanders offer limited beam steering capabilities.
    • Mirror movement in beam expanders typically introduces wavefront aberrations.
    • These aberrations restrict the achievable diffraction-limited beam steering.

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    • To investigate methods for eliminating third-order aberrations in two-mirror laser beam expanders.
    • To enable substantial diffraction-limited beam steering through optimized design.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of third-order aberrations introduced by mirror motion.
    • Development of design principles to compensate for these aberrations.

    Main Results:

    • Identification of design strategies to mitigate or eliminate third-order aberrations.
    • Demonstration that specific designs can overcome aberration-induced steering limitations.

    Conclusions:

    • Eliminating third-order aberrations is crucial for achieving significant diffraction-limited beam steering.
    • Optimized two-mirror beam expander designs can provide substantial beam steering capabilities.