DocumentCode :
732439
Title :
Laser damage of interference coatings at λ = 1.6 μm with an optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier
Author :
Schiltz, D. ; Patel, D. ; Baumgarten, C. ; Reagan, B. ; Rocca, J.J. ; Menoni, C.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
fYear :
2015
fDate :
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
Laser damage of interference coatings is investigated with 1.6μm wavelength, 2 picosecond pulses from an optical parametric chirped pulse amplification system. 7 J/cm2 damage thresholds are achieved and deviation from conventional damage models is reported.
Keywords :
antireflection coatings; chirp modulation; laser beam effects; light interference; optical parametric amplifiers; damage thresholds; interference coatings; laser damage; optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier; time 2 ps; wavelength 1.6 mum; Coatings; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Type :
conf
Filename :
7182868
Link To Document :
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