Simple models for laser-induced damage and conditioning of potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals by nanosecond pulses

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 10434-10456

  Duchateau, Guillaume ^a  

^a CEA LE RIPAULT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DEFECTS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; POINT DEFECTS; POTASSIUM;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; DAMAGE RESISTANCE; LASER ENERGY DENSITY; OXYGEN INTERSTITIALS; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE CRYSTALS; SPATIAL DIMENSION; STRUCTURAL DEFECT;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 67649280316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.010434     Document Type: Article

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