Laser damage initiation and growth of antireflection coated S-FAP crystal surfaces prepared by pitch lap and magnetorheological finishing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5991, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Stolz, Christopher J ^a   Menapace, Joseph A ^a   Schaffers, Kathleen I ^a   Bibeau, Camille ^a   Thomas, Michael D ^b   Griffin, Andrew J ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Spica Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antireflection coating; Damage growth; Damage morphology; E beam; HfO 2; MRF; SiO 2; Yb:S FAP

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE GROWTH; MRF; YB:S-FAP;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTRON BEAMS; FINISHING; NEODYMIUM LASERS;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 33644599449     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.638831     Document Type: Conference Paper

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