Title :
Apparatus and techniques for measuring laser damage resistance of large-area, multilayer dielectric mirrors for use with high energy, picosecond lasers
Author :
Negres, R.A. ; Bass, I.L. ; Stanion, K. ; Guss, G. ; Cross, D.A. ; Alessi, D.A. ; Stolz, C.J. ; Carr, C.W.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present techniques for measuring the damage performance of a variety of optical components with ps laser pulses, introduce a novel beam diagnostic technique, and explore the sensitivity of damage resistance to laser spot size for the case of high-reflectivity, multilayer dielectric (MLD) mirrors.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; mirrors; optical multilayers; optical testing; beam diagnostic technique; high energy picosecond lasers; high-reflectivity MLD mirrors; large-area multilayer dielectric mirrors; laser damage resistance measurement; laser spot size; optical components; ps laser pulses; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
