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
         
        
        
        
        
        
            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;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA