STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING IN AN ATMOSPHERE FOR WAVEFRONT CLEAN-UP AND TURBULENCE COMPENSATION OF HIGH-ENERGY LASER BEAMS

摘要

An optical system includes a first light source configured to generate a first light beam having a first power. The optical system includes a second light source configured to generate at least one second light beam having a second power. The second power can be greater than the first power. The optical system includes a device for a least partially co-aligning the at least one second light beam of the second power with the first light beam of the first power in a parallel or near-parallel pattern and within a region of atmospheric space so that energy will transfer from photons of the at least one second light beam of the second power to photons of the first light beam of the first power within the region of atmospheric space via Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS).