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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
