An improved schlieren method for measurement and automatic reconstruction of the far-field focal spot.

The schlieren method of measuring far-field focal spots offers many advantages at the Shenguang III laser facility such as low cost and automatic laser-path collimation. However, current methods of far-field focal spot measurement often suffer from low precision and efficiency when the final focal s...

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Main Authors: Zhengzhou Wang, Bingliang Hu, Qinye Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5312939?pdf=render