Comparison of ns and sub-ns laser conditioning of KDP and DKDP crystals for high power lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6720, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Maunier, C ^a   Bertussi, B ^b   Damiano, D ^b   Donval, T ^a   Duchateau, G ^b   Dyan, A ^b   Gaborit, G ^a   Lamaignere, L ^a   Leborgne, X ^b   Loiseau, M ^a   Mathis, H ^b   Raze, G ^a  

^a CEA CESTA   (France)

^b CEA LE RIPAULT   (France)

Author keywords

DKDP; KDP; Laser conditioning; Laser induced damage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DC GENERATORS; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASER BEAMS; LASER DAMAGE; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PIGMENTS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

DAMAGE DENSITY; DAMAGE TESTING; HIGH POWERS; HIGH-POWER LASERS; KDP AND DKDP CRYSTALS; LASER CONDITIONING; LASER-INDUCED DAMAGE; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET);

LASERS;

EID: 45549100210     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.752826     Document Type: Conference Paper

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