Influence of laser beam size and wavelength in the determination of LIDT and associated laser damage precursor densities in KH2PO4

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6720, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Natoli, J Y ^a   Capoulade, J ^a   Piombini, H ^b   Bertussi, B ^b  

^a Ecole Centrale Marseille   (France)

^b CEA LE RIPAULT   (France)

Author keywords

KH2PO4; Laser damage precursor; LIDT

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HEALTH; LASER BEAMS; LASER DAMAGE; MAINTENANCE; MICROFLUIDICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PIGMENTS; POWDERS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SOLDERED JOINTS; WASTEWATER;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; BEAM SIZES; DAMAGE PROBABILITY; EVOLUTION (CO); EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS; HIGH-POWER LASERS; IRRADIATED AREA; KDP CRYSTALS; LASER BEAM SIZE; LASER-DAMAGE PRECURSORS; LASER-INDUCED DAMAGE; MAINTENANCE COSTS; MULTI-PARAMETERS; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); OPTICAL COMPONENTS; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE (KDP) CRYSTALS; SMALL SAMPLES; SPOT SIZES; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; TABLE-TOP LASERS;

LASERS;

EID: 45549103131     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.750142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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