Enhanced optical damage resistance of fused silica surfaces using UV laser conditioning and CO2 laser treatment

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5448, Issue PART 2, 2004, Pages 952-960

  Lamaignère, Laurent ^a   Bercegol, Hervé ^a   Bouchut, P ^b   During, Annelise ^a   Néauport, Jérôme ^a   Piombini, Hervé ^c   Razé, Gérard ^a  

^a CEA CESTA   (France)

^b CEA LETI   (France)

^c CEA LE RIPAULT   (France)

Author keywords

Fused silica; Laser conditioning; Laser damage; Laser mitigation; Polishing process

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; FABRICATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER DAMAGE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLISHING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FUSED SILICA OPTICS; LASER CONDITIONING; LASER MITIGATION; POLISHING PROCESSS;

FUSED SILICA;

EID: 11844296073     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.547071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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