Scaling laws in laser-induced potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystal damage by nanosecond pulses at 3ω

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1087-1095

  Dyan, A ^a   Enguehard, F ^a   Lallich, S ^a   Piombini, H ^a   Duchateau, Guillaume ^a  

^a CEA LE RIPAULT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERSE PROBLEMS; LASER PULSES; PLASMA DENSITY; POTASSIUM;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; CRITICAL PLASMA DENSITY; DAMAGE INITIATION; DAMAGE THRESHOLD; NANOSECOND LASER PULSE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE CRYSTALS;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 50449096945     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001087     Document Type: Article

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