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Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1990
Bennett HE, Chase LL, Guenther AH, Newnam BE, Soileau MJ

Pages: 584       Published: 1991

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These proceedings contain papers presented at the 22nd Symposium on Optical Materials for High-Powered Lasers. Many of the fundamental advances in the field of laser damage to optical materials and components were first reported at these international meetings. Papers divided into 4 sections: Materials and Measurements; Surfaces and Mirrors; Thin Films; and Fundamental Mechanisms.



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The Need for Laser Beam Diagnostics
Farnworth C.

Multiple-Pulse Damage of BK-7 Glass
Yoshida K., Yoshida H., Noda T., Nakai S.

Comparison of Laser-Induced Damage of Optical Crystals from the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.
Soileau M., Wei T., Said A., Chapliev N., Garnov S., Epifanov A.

Effect of Ionizing Radiations and Thermal Treatment on the Infrared Transmittance of Polycrystal CsI
Miley G., Barnouin O., Procoli A.

Development and Implementation of MIS-36477 Laser Damage Certification of Designator Optical Components
Mordaunt D., Nieuwsma D.

A Simple High Precision Extinction Method for Measuring Refractive Index of Transparent Materials
Nee S., Bennett H.

An Interferometric Technique for the Concurrent Determination of Thermo-optic and Thermal Expansion Coefficients
Jewell J., Askins C., Aggarwal I.

Thermal Transport Properties of Optical Thin Films
Swimm R.

Refractive Index Measurement Capabilities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Dodge M.

High-Power Transmission Through Step-Index, Multimode Fibers
Setchell R., Meeks K., Trott W., Klingsporn P., Berry D.

Use of Dome (Meniscus) Lenses to Eliminate Birefringence and Tensile Stresses in Spatial Filters for the Nova Laser
Pitts J., Kyrazis D., Seppala L., Bumpas S.

Ion Beam Milling of Fused Silica for Window Fabrication
Wilson S., Reicher D., Kranenberg C., McNeil J., White P., Martin P., McCready D.

Ion-Exchange Strengthening of High Average Power Phosphate Laser Glass
Lee H., Meissner H.

Photoacoustic Characterization of Surface Absorption
Reicher D., Wilson S., Kranenberg C., Raja M., McNeil J., Brueck S.

Absorption Calorimetry and Laser Induced Damage Threshold Measurements of AR-Coated ZnSe and Metal Mirrors at 10.6 μm
Rahe M., Oertel E., Reinhardt L., Ristau D., Welling H.

The Role of Valence-Band Excitation in Laser Ablation of KCl
Haglund R., Tang K., Bunton P., Wang L.

The Interaction of 1064 nm Photons with the Al2O3(11 type="overline">20) Surface
Schildbach M., Hamza A.

Time Dependence of Laser-Induced Surface Breakdown in Fused Silica at 355 nm in the Nanosecond Regime
Albagli D., Izatt J., Hayes G., Banish B., Janes G., Itzkan I., Feld M.

Subsurface Polishing Damage of Fused Silica: Nature and Effect on Laser Damage of Coated Surfaces
Tesar A., Brown N., Taylor J., Stolz C.

Characterization of Subsurface Damage in Glass and Metal Optics
Polvani R., Evans C.

Multipulse Laser-Induced Failure Prediction for Mo Metal Mirrors
Becker M., Ma C., Walser R.

Laser Raman Measurements of Dielectric Coatings as a Function of Temperature
Exarhos G., Hess N., Ryan S.

An Understanding of the Abnormal Wavelength Effect of Overcoats
Wu Z., Reichling M., Fan Z., Wang Z.

Applications of Pulsed Photothermal Deflection Technique in the Study of Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Coatings
Wu Z., Reichling M., Fan Z., Wang Z.

Morphology and Laser Damage Studies by Atomic Force Microscopy of E-Beam Evaporation Deposited AR and HR Coatings
Tesar A., Balooch M., Shotts K., Siekhaus W.

Optical Characterization of Damage Resistant “kilolayer” Rugate Filters
Elder M., Jancaitis K., Milam D., Campbell J.

High Threshold HR Coatings at 1064 nm
Rainer F., De Marco F., Hunt J., Morgan A., Mott L., Marcelja F., Greenberg M.

Development of Damage Resistant Optics for KrF Excimer Lasers
Boyer J., Mauro B., Sanders V.

Defect Enhancement of Local Electric Fields in Dielectric Films
Risser S., Ferris K.

Laser Conditioning and Electronic Defects of HfO2 and SiO2 Thin Films
Kozlowski M., Staggs M., Rainer F., Stathis J.

Multishot Ablation of Thin Films: Sensitive Detection of Film/Substrate Transition by Shockwave Monitoring
Hunger E., Petzoldt S., Pietsch H., Reif J., Matthias E.

Investigation of Neutral Atom and Ion Emission During Laser Conditioning of Multilayer HfO2-SiO2 Coatings
Schildbach M., Chase L., Hamza A.

A Novel Perfluorinated AR and Protective Coating for KDP and other Optical Materials
Thomas I., Campbell J.

High Laser Damage Threshold and Low Cost Sol-Gel Coated Epoxy-Replicated Mirrors
Floch H., Berger M., Novaro M., Thomas I.

Fabrication and Characterisation of Microwave Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposited Dielectric Coatings
Wood R., Greenham A., Nichols B., Nourshargh N., Lewis K.

Reactive Ion-Beam-Sputtering of Fluoride Coatings for the UV/VUV Range
Schink H., Kolbe J., Zimmermann F., Ristau D., Welling H.

Highly Damage-Resistant Reflectors for 248 nm Formed by Fluorides Multilayers
Izawa T., Yamamura N., Uchimura R., Hashimoto I., Yakuoh T., Owadano Y., Matsumoto Y., Yano M.

Laser-Induced Damage of Diamond Films
Read H., Merker M., Gurtman G., Wilson R.

Ion Assisted Deposition of Graded Index Silicon Oxynitride Coatings
Al-Jumaily G., Gagliardi F., McColl P., Mizerka L.

Correlation of Surface Topography and Coating Damage with Changes in the Responsivity of Silicon PIN Photodiodes
Huffaker D., Walser R., Becker M.

The Effects of Polishing Materials on the Laser Damage Threshold of Optical Coatings
Crase R.

Physics of Multishot Laser Damage to Optical Materials
Manenkov A., Nechitailo V.

Closed-Form Onset Threshold Analysis of Defect-Driven Surface and Bulk Laser Damage
O'Connell R.

Finite Element Analysis of the Transient Behavior of Optical Components under Irradiation
Borik S., Giesen A.

Dispersion of n2 in Solids
Sheik-Bahae M., Hutchings D., Hagan D., Soileau M., Van Stryland E.

Damage Resistant Optics for a Mega-Joule Solid-State Laser
Campbell J., Rainer F., Kozlowski M., Wolfe C., Thomas I., Milanovich F.

Thermal Analysis of Multifacet-Mirror Ring Resonator for XUV Free-Electron Lasers
McVey B., Goldstein J., McFarland R., Newnam B.

Determination of SBS Induced Damage Limits in Large Fused Silica Optics for Intense, Time-Varying Laser Pulses
Kyrazis D., Weiland T.

Monte Carlo Calculations of Laser-Induced Free Electron Heating in SiO2
Arnold D., Cartier E., Fischetti M.

Thermal Stress Modeling for Diamond-Coated Optical Windows
Klein C.

Contributions of π' Bonding to the Nonlinear Optical Properties of Inorganic Polymers
Ferris K., Risser S.

Correlation Between the Laser-Induced Breakdown Threshold in Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Bettis J.

Damage to InAs Surface from Long Pulse 10.6μm Laser Radiation
Kovalev V.

Effect of Polarization on Two Color Laser-Induced Damage
Becker W., McIver J., Guenther A.

Two Photon Absorption Calculations in HgCdTe
Nathan V.

Excimer Laser Optics
Morozov N., Sagitov S., Sergeyev P.

Appendix: Participant List


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Committee: F01
Paper ID: STP1141-EB
DOI: 10.1520/STP1141-EB
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5179-6

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