• DocumentCode
    913996
  • Title

    Laser-induced damage in XDP materials

  • Author

    Christmas, T.M. ; Ley, J.M.

  • Author_Institution
    City University, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, London, UK
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    1971
  • Firstpage
    544
  • Lastpage
    546
  • Abstract
    Pulsed-laser damage in XDP electro-optic crystals, occurring at energy densities ¿ 2J/cm2, has been related to the presence of micrometer-sized inclusions. For material free of these inclusions damage occurs by self-focusing mechanisms at power densities of approximately 20GW/cm2.
  • Keywords
    crystals; laser beam effects; crystals; laser beam effects; laser systems; nonlinear electro optic crystals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19710368
  • Filename
    4235268