Excimer laser conditioning of KDP: Influence of the laser parameters and crystal orientation on the laser damage threshold

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5647, Issue , 2005, Pages 290-297

  Damiani, David ^a   Piombini, Hervé ^a   Plessis, Daniel ^a   Donval, Thierry ^b   Lamaignere, Laurent ^b   Loiseau, Marc ^b  

^a CEA LE RIPAULT   (France)

^b CEA CESTA   (France)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Excimer laser; KDP; Laser damage

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALS; HARMONIC GENERATION; LASER DAMAGE; LASER OPTICS; LUMINESCENCE; MICROLENSES; SILICA; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CONDITIONING; KDP; KDP CRYSTALS; LASER DAMAGE THRESHOLD;

EXCIMER LASERS;

EID: 18744402763     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.584707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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