Title :
Investigation of laser-induced damage in KDP crystals under simultaneous exposure to laser harmonics
Author :
Negres, R.A. ; DeMange, P. ; Radousky, H.B. ; Demos, S.G.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA
Abstract :
We investigate the laser-induced damage behavior of KDP and DKDP crystals under simultaneous multi-wavelength irradiation as a function of laser fluences to approximate conditions during frequency conversion. Our results reveal fundamental behaviors of damage initiation
Keywords :
laser beam effects; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; potassium compounds; DKDP crystals; KDP; KDP crystals; KH2PO4; frequency conversion; laser harmonics; laser-induced damage; multi-wavelength irradiation; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Focusing; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Lasers and electrooptics; Lenses; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201739
