Heat transfer in laser passive and deformable mirrors

In work, the possibilities of using uncooled and cooled optical elements (including laser passive and deformable mirrors) with an increase in the power of laser facilities are analyzed. To increase the permissible light loads acting on the optical elements, the use of highly efficient cooling systems with minichannels (coplanar and multi-tiered), providing a high compactness of the heat exchange surface and the intensification of heat transfer, is considered. The advantages and efficiency of the proposed cooling systems for reducing the displacement of the optical surface of the mirror due to bending are estimated.

Piezostack deformable mirror with high technological effectiveness

Deformable mirror (DM) is an active element that can change the shape of the surface to compensate for wavefront aberrations. Historically, the development of DMs started from piezostack deformable mirrors (PDM) due to their large stroke, flexibility in actuators geometry, high resonant frequency. However, the cost of PDMs is comparatively high because of their labor-intensive process of manufacturing. In the article innovative design of PDM is presented. The assembling of unconventional PDMs was carried out using piezoceramic combs. This step should allow to decrease number of technological steps, increase spatial resolution of the mirror and thereby reduce the cost of final product.