Absorptance behavior of optical coatings for high-average-power laser applications

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 650-658

  Chow, Robert ^a   Taylor, John R ^a   Ling Wu, Zhou ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000719368     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.000650     Document Type: Article

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