High-Power Optics

Static EHPO based on monolithic materials.- Static EHPO based on porous structures.- Adaptive EHPO and optical system.- Algorithms of optical surface form synthesis.- Synthesis of laser resonator configurations as inversed task in optics.- Beam divider on the base of phase grating.- Optical coatings on the base of intermetallic combinations.- Comparison of heat carriers for high power optics.- Liquid metals as a heat carriers for EHPO.- EHPO on the base of high porosity cellular materials.- Big size EHPO for space.- HPO and its new manifestations.- High-repetition-rate lasers and new challenges.- Mono-module disk laser and new problems for high power optics.- Conclusions.

Apollonov V.V. is the leading specialist in the area of basic principles of creation and development of high power laser systems and high power radiation interaction with a matter.  He has made an outstanding input into creation and development of new branches of science - physical and technical fundamentals of high intensity laser optics and adaptive optics, investigation of physical processes in a high volume self-controlled discharges, creation of high power continuous wave, pulsed and high repetition rate pulse-periodic laser systems, high intensity laser radiation interaction with matter, application of  high power lasers for effective  protection of valuable objects and water surface cleaning, medical applications. Recent results of his investigations of laser diode arrays phase-locking, mechanisms of shock waves merging for a rockets launch by high repetition rate pulse-periodic laser light and super long conductive channel based on dust plasma by ablation are under very intensive implementation in our country and abroad.  He is the author of more than 650 publications and patents.

Apollonov V.V. is a high profile scientist and well known around all over the world, for more than 45 years of his international scientific activity, he has participated and organized more than 56 international conferences, symposiums and workshops, prepared more than 32 candidates and doctors of physics and mathematics. For the last 5 years his scientific group has fulfilled more than 60 R and D contracts with customers from Japan, UK, Germany, France, China, Korea, Singapore and USA. He is the General Director of "Energomashtechnika" Ltd.

Apollonov V.V. is the member of European and American Physical Society, SPIE, AIAA, American Society for QE and the member of    specialized scientific council of Russia. He is a full member of Russian Academy of Natural Science and Academy of Engineering Sciences, laureate of State Prize of USSR (1982) and of Russia (2001).

"This book covers advanced theory of optical absorption, the response of optical elements used in high-power laser systems to radiation, and the interaction of high-power radiation with matter. ... It is intended for the specialist in high-power laser optics and would be of interest mainly to those who design high-power laser optics and to researchers interested in new applications of high-power high-rep-rate laser systems." (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, September-October, 2015)