Mechanisms to explain damage growth in optical materials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4347, Issue , 2001, Pages 277-284

  Demos, S G ^a   Kozlowski, M R ^a   Staggs, M ^a   Chase, L L ^a   Burnham, A ^a   Radousky, H B ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DKDP; KDP; Laser damage; Optical breakdown; SiO2

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FLUORESCENCE; FUSED SILICA; LASER DAMAGE; LASERS; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

OPTICAL BREAKDOWN;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0034841205     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.425051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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