Single lens sensor and reference for auto-alignment. (5th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tang, Shun-Xing; Guo, Ya-Jing; Liu, Dai-Zhong; Yang, Lin; Jiang, Xiu-Qing; Peng, Zeng-Yun; Zhu, Bao-Qiang
• Is Part Of: High power laser science and engineering. Volume 6(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-03-05
• Subjects: auto-alignment, -- high-power laser; High power lasers -- Periodicals; 621.366
• DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2017.39
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2095-4719

Abstract

Abstract : Auto-alignment is a basic technique for high-power laser systems. Special techniques have been developed for laser systems because of their differing structures. This paper describes a new sensor for auto-alignment in a laser system, which can also serve as a reference in certain applications. The authors prove that all of the beam transfer information (position and pointing) can theoretically be monitored and recorded by the sensor. Furthermore, auto-alignment with a single lens sensor is demonstrated on a simple beam line, and the results indicate that effective auto-alignment is achieved.