Laser-induced surface damage of optical materials: Absorption sources, initiation, growth, and mitigation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7132, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Papernov, S ^a   Schmid, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous and localized absorption; Damage growth and mitigation; Laser induced surface damage; Optical materials

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS AND LOCALIZED ABSORPTION; DAMAGE GROWTH AND MITIGATION; DAMAGE INITIATIONS; DAMAGE MORPHOLOGIES; ENHANCED ABSORPTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES; EVEN LAYERS; LASER CLEANINGS; LASER-INDUCED SURFACE DAMAGE; MATERIAL BULKS; MATERIAL SURFACES; MICRO-SCALE; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PULSE IRRADIATIONS; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES; SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS; SURFACE LAYERS;

ABSORPTION; LASER DAMAGE; LASERS; METAL RECOVERY; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SURFACE CLEANING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 62149123648     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.804499     Document Type: Conference Paper

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