Measurement of thermally induced changes in the refractive index of glass caused by laser processing

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 33, 2005, Pages 7173-7180

  Sullivan, James ^a   Zhao, Jian ^a   Bennett, Ted D ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; HEATING; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

INTENSITY PREDICTION; LASER HEATING; MICROSTRUCTURAL STATE;

FUSED SILICA;

EID: 29144470261     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.007173     Document Type: Article

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