Improving 351-nm damage performance of large-aperture fused silica and DKDP optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4679, Issue , 2002, Pages 173-185

  Burnham, A K ^a   Hackel, L ^a   Wegner, P ^a   Parham, T ^a   Hrubesh, L ^a   Penetrante, B ^a   Whitman, P ^a   Demos, S ^a   Menapace, J ^a   Runkel, M ^a   Fluss, M ^a   Feit, M ^a   Key, M ^a   Biesiada, T ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DKDP; Fused silica; Laser damage; Laser damage growth; Laser damage mitigation

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS; FUSED SILICA; LASER DAMAGE; PROBABILITY; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

LASER DAMAGE MITIGATIONS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 18644386259     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.461712     Document Type: Conference Paper

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