Analysis of 1ω bulk laser damage in KDP

Applied Optics

Volumn 50, Issue 22, 2011, Pages

  Cross, David A ^a   Carr, Christopher W ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR PHYSICS; OPTICS;

1053 NM; EFFECT OF PULSE; KDP CRYSTALS; LARGE VOLUMES; LASER CONDITIONS; LASER PARAMETERS; PULSE DURATIONS;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 79961094115     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.50.0000D7     Document Type: Article

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