Differentiation of defect populations responsible for bulk laser-induced damage in potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals

Optical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  DeMange, Paul ^a,b   Negres, Raluca A ^a   Radousky, Harry B ^a,b   Demos, Stavros G ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage initiation; Damage morphology; Defects; Laser induced damage; Potassium dihydrogen phosphate

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; LASER OPTICS; MORPHOLOGY; RADIATION DAMAGE;

DAMAGE INITIATION; DAMAGE MORPHOLOGY; IRRADIATION WAVELENGTHS; LASER-INDUCED DAMAGE; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 33846075035     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2363166     Document Type: Article

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