Suppression of solarization effects in optical fibers for 266 nm laser radiation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2966, Issue , 1997, Pages 620-625

  Karlitschek, Peter ^a   Klein, Karl Friedrich ^b   Hillrichs, Georg ^c  

^a LASER LABORATORIUM GÖTTINGEN E V   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE MITTELHESSEN   (Germany)

^c University of Applied Sciences Merseburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Excimer laser; Fused silica; Nd:YAG laser; Optical fiber

Indexed keywords

COLOR CENTERS; EXCIMER LASERS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; GAS LASERS; LASER BEAMS; LASER DAMAGE; LASER RADIATION; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OXIDES; POINT DEFECTS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SILICA;

BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEMS; CREATION PROCESSES; FIBER PROPERTIES; HIGH POWERS; MODIFIED FIBERS; ND:YAG LASER; OPTICAL-; PULSED LASER RADIATIONS; TRANSMISSION BEHAVIORS; UV APPLICATIONS; UV LASERS;

FUSED SILICA;

EID: 18444371386     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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