Bulk and surface laser damage of silica by picosecond and nanosecond pulses at 1064 nm

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 4812-4832

  Smith, Arlee V ^a   Do, Binh T ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; SILICA; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

1064 NM; INPUT SURFACES; PICOSECOND AND NANOSECOND PULSE; PURE SILICA; SILICA SURFACE;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 56849118827     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.004812     Document Type: Article

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