Effect of electric field distribution on the morphologies of laser-induced damage in hafnia-silica multilayer polarizers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2966, Issue , 1997, Pages 342-352

  Génin, Francois Y ^a   Stolz, Christopher J ^a   Reitter, T A ^a   Kozlowski, Mark R ^a   Bevis, Ron P ^b   Von Gunten, Marc K ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Spectra Physics Lasers Division   (United States)

Author keywords

1064 nm; Beam incidence angle; Damage morphology; Electric field distribution; Hafnia silica polarizers; Laser conditioning; Laser induced damage; Stress gradients

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LASER BEAMS; LASER DAMAGE; LASERS; MORPHOLOGY; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; STEEL SHEET; STRESSES;

1064 NM; BEAM INCIDENCE ANGLE; DAMAGE MORPHOLOGY; ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION; HAFNIA-SILICA POLARIZERS; STRESS GRADIENTS;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 40149092906     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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