• DocumentCode
    1074644
  • Title

    Dielectric breakdown threshold, two-photon absorption, and other optical damage mechanisms in diamond

  • Author

    Liu, P. ; Yen, R. ; Bloembergen, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    8/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    574
  • Lastpage
    576
  • Abstract
    The breakdown threshold and two-photon absorption coefficient are measured in diamond with picosecond pulses at 1.06 and 0.53 μm. The rms breakdown threshold at 1.06 μm is 21.5 MV/cm. The two-photon absorption coefficient at 0.53 μm is less than 2.6 \\times 10^{-4} cm/MW.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Dielectric breakdown; Dielectric measurements; Electric breakdown; Free electron lasers; Ionization; Optical pulses; Photonic crystals; Power lasers; Pulse measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1978.1069857
  • Filename
    1069857
    • Link To Document
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