Accurate metrology for laser damage measurements in nonlinear crystals

Optical Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Hildenbrand, Anne ^a   Wagner, Frank R ^a   Akhouayri, Hassan ^a   Natoli, Jean Yves ^a   Commandré, Mireille ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

aberrations; birefringence; frequency generation; KTP; laser induced damage; metrology; nonlinear crystals

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY GENERATION; KTP; LASER-INDUCED DAMAGE; METROLOGY; NONLINEAR CRYSTALS;

ABERRATIONS; BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALS; FOCUSING; GLASS LASERS; HARMONIC GENERATION; LASER DAMAGE; PROBABILITY;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 77957227276     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2963490     Document Type: Article

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