Modeling of filamentation damage induced in silica by 351-nm laser pulses

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2966, Issue , 1997, Pages 425-428

  Milam, David ^a   Hunt, John T ^a   Manes, Kenneth R ^a   Williams, Wade H ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

351 nm; Intensity length product; Self focusing; Silica

Indexed keywords

FOCUSING; IGNITION; LASER DAMAGE; LASERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OXIDES; SILICA;

351-NM; FILAMENTATION; FOCUSING LENGTHS; INTENSITY-LENGTH PRODUCT; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITIES; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; PROPAGATION CODES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-FOCUSING;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 58149292016     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274283     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

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