Simple model of laser damage initiation and conditioning in frequency conversion crystals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5991, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Feit, M D ^a   Rubenchik, A M ^a   Trenholme, J B ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DENSITY; FREQUENCY CONVERSION; LASER CONDITIONING; THRESHOLD TEMPERATURES;

DENSITY (OPTICAL); LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 33644605171     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.638830     Document Type: Conference Paper

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