Laser damage investigation in RbTiOPO4 crystals: A study on the anisotropy of the laser induced damage threshold

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6403, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hildenbrand, Anne ^a   Wagner, Frank ^a   Natoli, Jean Yves ^a   Commandre, Mireille ^a   Albrecht, Hervé ^b   Theodore, Fred ^b  

^a Ecole Centrale Marseille   (France)

^b Cristal Laser   (France)

Author keywords

Laser damage; LIDT; LIDT anisotropy; Nonlinear crystals; RbTiOPO4; RTF

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CORRELATION METHODS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS; LASER DAMAGE; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING;

LASER INDUCED DAMAGE THRESHOLD (LIDT); LINEAR POLARIZATION; NONLINEAR CRYSTALS; POCKELS CELLS;

RUBIDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34247355779     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.695532     Document Type: Conference Paper

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