Results of sub-nanosecond laser-conditioning of KD2PO 4 crystals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6403, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Adams, J J ^a   Jarboe, J A ^a   Carr, C W ^a   Feit, M D ^a   Hackel, R P ^a   Halpin, J M ^a   Honig, J ^a   Lane, L A ^a   Luthi, R L ^a   Peterson, J E ^a   Ravizza, D L ^a   Ravizza, F ^a   Rubenchik, A M ^a   Sell, W D ^a   Vickers, J L ^a   Weiland, T L ^a   Wennberg, T J ^a   Willard, D A ^a   Yeoman, M F ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk damage; Damage density; DKDP; KDP; Laser conditioning; Pulse length; Sub nanosecond laser

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DENSITY; LASER CONDITIONING; SUB NANOSECOND LASER;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LASER DAMAGE; MATERIALS TESTING; PROBABILITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

PHOSPHATES;

EID: 34247326065     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.696086     Document Type: Conference Paper

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