ILAO (Intense Laser Adaptive Optics) is the most advanced deformable mirror available that is specifically designed for wide-ranging intense laser applications. Developed in collaboration with ISP System, ILAO operates using mechanical actuators with astatic floating heads that perform wavefront shaping with nanometric precision. Depending on the type of laser, users can choose from replaceable dielectric or metallic reflective surfaces up to 350 mm in diameter.

Once the optimal mirror shape has been achieved, power is no longer necessary to maintain ILAO's form. The fact that the mirror no longer dissipates any energy or heat from its interior ensures that its high optical quality surface (<10 nm rms) maintains a perfectly stable form over time and minimizes the risk of unwanted hotspots. Even more, this makes ILAO insensitive to electromagnetic perturbations found in the harsh environments of ultra-intense lasers. Depending on the model you choose, ILAO can function at an incident angle of 0° or 45°.

A dedicated solution for intense lasers

ILAO is the wavefront correction element of the full-featured adaptive-optics solutions that Imagine Optic provides for intense lasers. When combined with a HASO3 wavefront sensor and our CASAO command & control software, you have a turnkey solution, where each element has been developed to work together seamlessly and to be driven via one ergonomic interface.

Exceptional wavefront correction

ILAO 37 (black) / ILAO 52 (red) Maximum Peak-to-Valley (PV) wavefront generation

±150 µm / ±200 µm ±150 µm / ±200 µm

±30 µm / ±150 µm ±30 µm / ±150 µm ±30 µm / ±150 µm

±7 µm / ±40 µm ±7 µm / ±20 µm ±7 µm / ±20 µm ±7 µm / ±40 µm

±4 µm / ±12 µm ±2 µm / ±9 µm ±2 µm / ±9 µm ±2 µm / ±9 µm ±4 µm / ±12 µm Residual wavefront error of <20 nm rms with the amplitude set at 20% of maximum dynamic range

Key specifications

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