• DocumentCode
    1083292
  • Title

    Effects of temperature cycling on the optical strength of NaCl

  • Author

    Franck, Jerome B. ; Soileau, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA, USA
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    10/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2065
  • Lastpage
    2067
  • Abstract
    We report a technique for increasing the laser-induced breakdown threshold in NaCl. Single-crystal NaCl was heated to near melting and rapidly quenched. This treatment resulted in a factor of 4.6 increase in the laser-induced damage threshold of the NaCl.
  • Keywords
    Dielectric breakdown; Dielectric radiation effects; Laser radiation effects; Sodium materials/devices; Cooling; Electric breakdown; Heat treatment; Lakes; Nitrogen; Optical materials; Ovens; Pulse measurements; Temperature; Weapons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1981.1070648
  • Filename
    1070648
    • Link To Document
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