Effect of SiO2 overcoat thickness on laser damage morphology of HfO2/SiO2 Brewster's angle polarizers at 1064 nm

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2966, Issue , 1997, Pages 265-272

  Stolz, Christopher J ^a   Génin, Francois Y ^a   Reitter, T A ^a   Molau, Nicole E ^a   Bevis, Ron P ^b   Von Gunten, Marc K ^b   Smith, Douglas J ^c   Anzellotti, J F ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Spectra Physics Lasers Division   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field distribution; Hafnia silica polarizers; Laser damage morphology; Laser induced damage; Silica overcoat; Stress gradients; Thermal gradients

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS; IGNITION; LASER DAMAGE; LASERS; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OXIDES; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STEEL SHEET; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESSES; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

BREWSTER'S ANGLES; DAMAGE THRESHOLDS; DIFFERENT DAMAGES; ELECTRIC-FIELD DISTRIBUTION; FUSION LASERS; HAFNIA-SILICA POLARIZERS; LASER DAMAGE MORPHOLOGY; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORIES; MECHANICAL RESPONSES; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITIES; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PULSE LENGTHS; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS; STRESS GRADIENTS;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 33750463222     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274272     Document Type: Conference Paper

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