Mr. Michael R. Borden Profile

Michael R. Borden

Optics Production Manager at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

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Publications (8)

Proceedings Article | 20 February 2013 Paper

The National Ignition Facility: beam area increase

S. Burkhart, A. Awwal, M. Borden, T. Budge, J. Campbell, S. Dixit, M. Henesian , K. Jancaitis, D. Jedlovec, R. Leach, R. Lowe-Webb, B. MacGowan, S. Pratuch, J. Palma, T. Salmon, D. Smauley, L. Smith, S. Sommer, P. Wegner, K. Wilhelmsen, M. Witte, N. Wong

Proceedings Volume 8602, 860203 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009402

KEYWORDS: National Ignition Facility, Relays, Optical amplifiers, Telescopes, Image processing, Fusion energy, Data acquisition, Mirrors, Laser energy, Spatial filters

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2011 Paper

Programmable beam spatial shaping system for the National Ignition Facility

John Heebner, Michael Borden, Phil Miller, Steve Hunter, Kim Christensen, Michael Scanlan, Chris Haynam, Paul Wegner, Mark Hermann, Gordon Brunton, Eddy Tse, Abdul Awwal, Nan Wong, Lynn Seppala, Mark Franks, Ed Marley, Kevin Williams, Tracy Budge, Mark Henesian, Christopher Stolz, Tayyab Suratwala, Marcus Monticelli, Dan Walmer, Sham Dixit, Clay Widmayer, Justin Wolfe, Jeff Bude, Kelly McCarty, Jean-Michel DiNicola

Proceedings Volume 7916, 79160H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875794

KEYWORDS: National Ignition Facility, Liquid crystals, Beam shaping, Liquid crystal on silicon, Laser systems engineering, Optical amplifiers, Light valves, Silicon, Oxides, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 2 December 2010 Paper

A programmable beam shaping system for tailoring the profile of high fluence laser beams

John Heebner, Michael Borden, Phil Miller, Chris Stolz, Tayyab Suratwala, Paul Wegner, Mark Hermann, Mark Henesian, Christopher Haynam, Steve Hunter, Kim Christensen, Nan Wong, Lynn Seppala, Gordon Brunton, Eddy Tse, Abdul Awwal, Mark Franks, Ed Marley, Kevin Williams, Michael Scanlan, Tracy Budge, Marcus Monticelli, Dan Walmer, Sham Dixit, Clay Widmayer, Justin Wolfe, Jeff Bude, Kelly McCarty, Jean-Michel DiNicola

Proceedings Volume 7842, 78421C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.867728

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Beam shaping, Liquid crystals, Liquid crystal on silicon, Light valves, Modulation, Wavefront distortions, National Ignition Facility, Custom fabrication, Fusion energy

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2006 Paper

Improved method for laser damage testing coated optics

Michael Borden, James Folta, Christopher Stolz, John Taylor, Justin Wolfe, Andrew Griffin, Michael Thomas

Proceedings Volume 5991, 59912A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.637825

KEYWORDS: Coating, Laser induced damage, Antireflective coatings, National Ignition Facility, Optical testing, Yield improvement, Silica, Laser optics, Mirrors, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2004 Paper

Enhanced performance of large 3w optics using UV and IR lasers

Rahul Prasad, Justin Bruere, John Peterson, John Halpin, Michael Borden, Richard Hackel

Proceedings Volume 5273, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.523853

KEYWORDS: Gas lasers, Excimer lasers, Raster graphics, Laser induced damage, Laser optics, Silica, Carbon monoxide, Optical testing, YAG lasers, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 28 May 2004 Paper

NIF optical materials and fabrication technologies: an overview

John Campbell, Ruth Hawley-Fedder, Christopher Stolz, Joseph Menapace, Michael Borden, Pamela Whitman, June Yu, Michael Runkel, Michael Riley, Michael Feit, Richard Hackel

Proceedings Volume 5341, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.538471

KEYWORDS: National Ignition Facility, Optics manufacturing, Crystals, Optical coatings, Spatial frequencies, Glasses, Resistance, Polishing, Surface finishing, Wavefronts

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