@article{PerchermeierWittrock2013, author = {Perchermeier, Julian and Wittrock, Ulrich}, title = {Precise measurements of the thermo-optical aberrations of an Yb:YAG thin-disk laser}, series = {Opt. Lett.}, volume = {38}, journal = {Opt. Lett.}, publisher = {OSA}, doi = {10.25974/fhms-685}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-6854}, pages = {2422 -- 2424}, year = {2013}, abstract = {We report on interferometric measurements of the thermo-optical aberrations of the laser medium of an Yb:YAG thin-disk laser in pumped and cw lasing conditions at several pump-power levels with a mean repeatability of 5 nm. These measurements build the basis for future intracavity compensation of the aberrations with our deformable mirror in order to improve the fundamental-mode efficiency.}, language = {en} }