Improved method for laser damage testing coated optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5991, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Borden, Michael R ^a   Folta, James A ^a   Stolz, Christopher J ^a   Taylor, John R ^a   Wolfe, Justin E ^a   Griffin, Andrew J ^b   Thomas, Michael D ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Spica Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antireflection coating; Growth; Initiation; Laser damage

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION COATED OPTICS; GROWTH; INITIATION; LASER DAMAGE TESTING COATED OPTICS;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; LASER OPTICS; LASER PULSES; LIGHTING; OPTICAL TESTING;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 33644604268     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.637825     Document Type: Conference Paper

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