• DocumentCode
    2869415
  • Title

    Correlation of laser-induced damage performance to crystal growth conditions in KDP and DKDP crystals

  • Author

    DeMange, P. ; Negres, R.A. ; Zaitseva, N.P. ; Radousky, H.B. ; Demos, S.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We reveal key factors determining laser-induced damage resistance in KDP/DKDP by measuring the damage initiation events per unit volume as a function of the laser fluence in regions of crystals grown with varied growth parameters.
  • Keywords
    crystal growth; laser beam effects; potassium compounds; DKDP; KDP; crystal growth; damage initiation; laser fluence; laser-induced damage; Absorption; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Focusing; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical materials; Solids; Volume measurement; (140.3330) Laser damage; (160.4330) Nonlinear optical materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628122
  • Filename
    4628122