DocumentCode
412465
Title
Wavelength dependent damage threshold measurements to determine initiation mechanisms
Author
Carr, C.W. ; Radousky, H.B. ; Demos, S.G.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
The laser damage threshold of KD/sub 2/PO/sub 4/, a 7.2 eV dielectric, is measured as a function of wavelength. Steps in the damage threshold at photon energies near fractions of the band gap suggesting defect assisted multiphoton damage initiation.
Keywords
crystal defects; deuterium compounds; dielectric materials; energy gap; laser beam effects; multiphoton processes; optical materials; potassium compounds; quantum optics; 7.2 eV; KD/sub 2/PO/sub 4/; band gap; defect assisted multiphoton damage initiation; dielectrics measurement; wavelength dependent damage threshold measurements; Absorption; Dielectric breakdown; Dielectric measurements; Free electron lasers; Laboratories; Laser modes; Optical materials; Photonic band gap; Physics; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-748-2
Type
conf
Filename
1298617
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