Speaker
Mrs
Liesl Burger
(National Laser Centre)
Description
It is well understood that the fundamental mode of a cavity may be selected by suitable choice of intra-cavity amplitude or phase elements. If one wishes to dynamically control the mode, for example, to manage thermal aberrations, then intra-cavity elements that are controllable are required. Two such elements are adaptive mirrors and spatial light modulators (SLMs). In this poster we present early results on the intra-cavity use of SLMs, and highlight some expected and unexpected problems. We then compare our results to our first attempts at the use of an intra-cavity adaptive mirror.
| Level (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, other)? | other |
|---|---|
| Consider for a student <br> award (Yes / No)? | yes |
| Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)? | Yes |
Primary author
Mrs
Liesl Burger
(National Laser Centre)
Co-authors
Prof.
Andrew Forbes
(CSIR National Laser Centre)
Dr
Igor Litvin
(CSIR National Laser Centre)
