Gained experience in production of wide-aperture optical elements using KDP and DKDP crystal rapid growth technology

Viktor I. Bespalov; Vladimir I. Bredikhin; V. P. Ershov; Victor V. Zilberberg; V. I. Katsman

doi:10.1117/12.425575

23 April 2001 Gained experience in production of wide-aperture optical elements using KDP, DKDP crystal rapid growth technology

Viktor I. Bespalov, Vladimir I. Bredikhin, V. P. Ershov, Victor V. Zilberberg, V. I. Katsman

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 4424, ECLIM 2000: 26th European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425575
Event: 26th European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter (ECLIM 2000), 2000, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Optical elements made of KDP, DKDP crystals are up to now among the most expensive and significant ones in high-power laser systems with frequency conversion into higher harmonics. Only some companies have mastered such production technology of optical elements with the aperture size up to 40 by 40 cm. The production is characterized by very long cycles of crystal growth and large waste at manufacturing optical elements, which leads to an extremely high price of the products. An alternative technology based on rapid technology of profiled growth of crystal products and the technology of optical diamond micromilling by means of ISM- 600 machines are developed now at the Institute of Applied Physics RAS. The cycle duration of the crystal product growth reduces tens times, cutting of te grown product into optical elements proves to be practically wasteless. This leads to reduction of product growth reduces tens times, cutting of the grown product into optical elements proves to be practically wasteless. This leads to reduction of product cost and significant shortening of product cycle duration. The quality of crystal growth and optical processing is consistent with the requirements of optical systems. This together with the described applied technologies has permitted to manufacture optical elements for a series of high-power lasers.

Citation Download Citation

Viktor I. Bespalov, Vladimir I. Bredikhin, V. P. Ershov, Victor V. Zilberberg, and V. I. Katsman "Gained experience in production of wide-aperture optical elements using KDP, DKDP crystal rapid growth technology", Proc. SPIE 4424, ECLIM 2000: 26th European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter, (23 April 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425575

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available