Effects of pulse duration on bulk laser damage in 350-nm raster-scanned DKDP

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4932, Issue , 2003, Pages 405-414

  Runkel, Mike ^a   Bruere, Justin ^a   Sell, Wally ^a   Weiland, Tim ^a   Milam, David ^a   Hahn, Doug ^a   Nostrand, Mike ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCIMER LASERS; HARMONIC GENERATION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION LASERS;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 0041360158     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.472051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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