Fabrication of meter-scale laser-resistant mirrors for the National Ignition Facility, a fusion laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5193, Issue , 2004, Pages 50-58

  Stolz, Christopher J ^a   Weinzapfel, Carolyn L ^a   Rigatti, Amy L ^b   Oliver, Jim B ^b   Taniguchi, Jason ^b   Bevis, Ron P ^c   Rajasansi, Jasbir S ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c Spectra Physics Lasers Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Hafnia silica multilayers; Laser damage; Mirrors

Indexed keywords

HAFNIA/SILICA MULTILAYERS; LASER RESISTANT COATINGS; METER-SCALE LASER-RESISTANT MIRRORS;

ASPHERICS; COATING TECHNIQUES; DEPOSITION; ELECTRON BEAMS; LASER BEAMS; LASER DAMAGE; LIGHT REFLECTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MULTILAYERS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 1942422233     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.511677     Document Type: Conference Paper

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