Mitigation of growth of laser initiated surface damage in fused silica using a 4.6μm wavelength laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6403, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Guss, Gabe ^a   Bass, Isaac ^a   Draggoo, Vaughn ^a   Hackel, Richard ^a   Payne, Steve ^a   Lancaster, Mark ^b   Mak, Paul ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

4.6 m wavelength; Fused silica; Laser damage; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FUSED SILICA; LASER ABLATION;

FUSION CLASS LASER SYSTEMS; GROWTH MITIGATION; SURFACE DAMAGE;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 34247388002     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.696084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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