Initiation of laser-induced damage sites in fused silica optical components

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 11469-11479

  Bertussi, Bertrand ^a   Cormont, Philippe ^a   Palmier, Stéphanie ^b   Legros, Philippe ^c   Rullier, Jean Luc ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSTITUT FRANÇOIS MAGENDIE   (France)

Author keywords

(140.2180) Excimer lasers; (140.3440) Laser induced breakdown; (160.6030) Silica

Indexed keywords

EXCIMER LASERS; FUSED SILICA; SILICA; SURFACE DEFECTS;

INITIAL MORPHOLOGY; LASER FACILITIES; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN; LASER PARAMETERS; MITIGATION TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; POLISHING PROCESSS; SUBSURFACE CRACKS;

LASER DAMAGE;

GLASS FIBER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; SILICON DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 67650532059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.011469     Document Type: Article

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