Title :
Lasers for fusion and strong field physics
Author :
Kurnit, N.A. ; Harrison, R.F.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Near-grazing-incidence reflection from glass surfaces presents a possible means of construction of high-damage-threshold far-field apertures (pinholes) needed for isolation and beam cleanup in glass laser fusion systems. We have measured the angular dependence of the damage threshold of Schott absorbing filter glass.
Keywords :
laser beam effects; laser fusion; light reflection; optical filters; optical glass; reflectivity; Schott absorbing filter glass; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; angular dependence; beam cleanup; glass laser fusion systems; glass surfaces; high-damage-threshold far-field apertures; laser damage threshold; laser fusion; near-grazing-incidence reflection; pinholes; strong field physics; Apertures; Filters; Glass; Laser beams; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Optical reflection; Physics; Structural beams; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676413
