Experimental and theoretical studies of subpicosecond laser damage in TixSi1-xO2 composite films

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6720, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Nguyen, D N ^a   Cravetchi, I ^a   Emmert, L A ^a   Rudolph, W ^a   Jupe, M ^b   Lappschies, M ^b   Starke, K ^b   Ristau, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b LASER ZENTRUM HANNOVER E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composite films; Dielectric thin films; Laser breakdown; Laser damage

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LASER DAMAGE; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PIGMENTS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

BAND GAPS; HIGH-POWER LASERS; LASER-INDUCED DAMAGE; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); PICO SECOND LASERS; PULSE DURATION (PD); SUBPICOSECOND;

LASERS;

EID: 45549102692     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.753547     Document Type: Conference Paper

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