A statistical study of UV laser-induced failure of fused silica

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3244, Issue , 1997, Pages 155-163

  Genin F Y ^a   Sheehan, L ^a   Yoshiyama, J ^a   Dijon, J ^a   Garrec, P ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage morphology; Damage probability; Damage statistics; Silica; UV laser damage

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LASER DAMAGE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLISHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUTOMATED DAMAGE TESTING (ADT); INPUT SURFACE (IS) DAMAGE;

FUSED SILICA;

EID: 0031289819     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.306993     Document Type: Conference Paper

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