Control of Laser Focusing using a Deformable Mirror and a Genetic Algorithm
In this thesis an adaptive optics system has been developed, implemented and evaluated at the Lund High Power Laser facility, Atomic Physics Division, Lund Institute of Technology. The laser system delivers ultrashort pulses with peak powers exceeding 40 TW at a repetition rate of 10 Hz. The pulses are focused to achieve extreme irradiance exceeding 1019 W/cm2 . In order to increase the peak inten
