The effect of laser pulse duration on laser-induced damage in KDP and SiO2

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6403, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Carr, C W ^a   Matthews, M J ^a   Bude, J D ^a   Spaeth, M L ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

KDP; Laser induced damage; Pulse duration; SiO2

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE SITES SCALES; PULSE DURATION;

DENSITY (OPTICAL); LASER DAMAGE; MORPHOLOGY; SILICA;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 34247347417     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.696079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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