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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Laser Systems Engineering

    Background:

    • Predicting focal spot parameters for large laser systems previously required digitizing interference patterns and complex wave front propagation.
    • Existing methods for analyzing laser systems like the Los Alamos fusion CO(2) lasers were computationally intensive.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce an extended computational procedure for predicting the final emerging wave front of laser systems.
    • To enable direct comparison between computed and experimentally produced wave fronts.
    • To facilitate optical analysis, design, and optimization of laser systems, particularly CO(2) lasers.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed an extended computational procedure to generate computer plots of the final emerging wave front.
    • Utilized Twyman-Green and Smartt Infrared (IR) interferometers for experimental verification.
    • Compared computed wave front data with experimental results.

    Main Results:

    • The new computational approach successfully produces computer plots of the emerging wave front.
    • Direct comparison between computational predictions and experimental wave fronts is now feasible.
    • The method provides a pathway for optical analysis and optimization of laser systems.

    Conclusions:

    • The enhanced computational procedure offers a more direct and potentially more efficient method for analyzing laser system performance.
    • This approach is particularly valuable for optimizing large-scale laser systems, including CO(2) lasers.
    • The use of IR interferometers validates the computational method's accuracy.