Laser-induced damage of fused silica at 355 and 1064 nm initiated at aluminum contamination particles on the surface

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2966, Issue , 1997, Pages 126-138

  Génin, Francois Y ^a   Michlitsch, K ^a   Furr, James ^a   Kozlowski, Mark R ^a   Krulevitch, Peter A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

1064 nm; 355 nm; Damage morphology; Functional damage; Fused silica; Laser induced damage; Metal contamination; Surface contamination

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; CONTAMINATION; IMPURITIES; LASER DAMAGE; LASER WINDOWS; LASERS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OXIDES; SILICA; SURFACES; WINDOWS;

1064 NM; 355 NM; DAMAGE MORPHOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL DAMAGE; METAL CONTAMINATION; SURFACE CONTAMINATION;

FUSED SILICA;

EID: 58149289984     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274242     Document Type: Conference Paper

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