1.06-mm laser damage of thin film optical coatings: A round-robin experiment involving various pulse lengths and beam diameters

Applied Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 21, 1984, Pages 3743-3752

  Guenther, K H ^a   Humpherys, T W ^b   Balmer, J ^c   Bettis, J R ^b   Casparis, E ^a   Ebert, J ^d   Eichner, M ^e   Guenther, A H ^f   Kiesel, E ^d   Kuehnel, R ^g   Milam, D ^h   Ryseck, W ^g   Seitel, S C ⁱ   Stewart, A F ^f   Weber, H ^e   Weber, H P ^c   Wirtenson, G R ^h   Wood, R M ^j  

^a Quality Assurance Department ^*  (Liechtenstein)

^b European Office of Aerospace Research and Development   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KAISERSLAUTERN   (Germany)

^f AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^h LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^j GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS - EFFECTS;

LASER-INDUCED DAMAGE THRESHOLD; LIDT;

OPTICAL COATINGS;

EID: 0020843148     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.23.003743     Document Type: Article

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