Microscopic characterization of laser-induced damage performance of large-size KDP and DKDP nonlinear crystals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5337, Issue , 2004, Pages 47-53

  DeMange, P ^a,b   Carr, C W ^a   Radousky, H B ^a,b   Demos, S G ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam obscuration; Damage testing; Damage threshold; KDP; Laser conditioning

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE TESTING; DAMAGE THRESHOLD; THRESHOLD FLUENCE; WAVELENGTH;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRRADIATION; LASER BEAMS; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL DEVICES; PLASMAS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 3543079855     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.531330     Document Type: Conference Paper

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