• DocumentCode
    1144533
  • Title

    Effects of laser mode structure on damage in quartz

  • Author

    Draggoo, Vaughn G. ; She, Chiao-Yao ; McAllister, Garrp L. ; Edwards, David F.

  • Author_Institution
    Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1972
  • fDate
    2/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    57
  • Abstract
    Observations are reported of the differences in the damage properties of crystalline quartz for ruby laser pulses having different mode structures. The damage threshold values for the multimode laser are found to depend on the propagation and polarization directions of the incident laser pulse. The threshold values for the TEM00laser are independent of propagation and polarization directions. The damage patterns produced when either of the two lasers is focused within the sample show a distinct characteristic dependence on the laser propagation direction within the crystal. A phenomenological model is developed to explain the differences in the damaged properties produced by the two lasers.
  • Keywords
    Chemical lasers; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Glass; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Polarization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1972.1076935
  • Filename
    1076935
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1144533