Calcium fluoride windows for high-energy chemical lasers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Klein, Claude A ^a  

^a Cak Analytics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM FLUORIDE (CA F2); HIGH-ENERGY LASERS; PHASE DISTORTIONS; STREHL RATIO;

BIREFRINGENCE; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL DEVICES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

CHEMICAL LASERS;

EID: 33750518394     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2356911     Document Type: Article

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