The investigations of the influence of various
types of wavefront distortions, varying in time, on the
intensity distribution on the surface of a target are carried
out. It is shown that distortions of a wavefront, equivalent
to transverse displacement in time of a beam in far field
at an angle of approximately 10 diffraction angles, results
in practically full smoothing of a specl-structure of intensity
distribution. Creation of phase distortions of a beam assigned
as running in a cross section wave with an amplitude of
more than 3 radian and with a spatial size exceeding 20–30
times the size of the kinoform phase plate element, permits
us to reduce the depth of modulation in distribution of
intensity in far field also. The capability of application
is considered as a smoothing device of the dynamic plasma
layer, based on the volume-structured medium. The model
of energy transport process in such media is developed.
Matching of calculation and experimental results is conducted.
Photodarkening-Induced Phase Distortions and Their Effects in Single-Channel and Coherently Combined Yb-Doped Fiber Chirped Pulse Amplification Systems