Intrinsic laser-induced breakdown of silicate glasses

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4679, Issue , 2002, Pages 321-331

  Glebov, Leonid B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LASER DAMAGE; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOIONIZATION;

SILICATE GLASSES;

OPTICAL GLASS;

EID: 0036032030     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.461727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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