ACTION OF LASER BEAM ON PLEXIGLAS (DEISTVIE SVETOVOGO DUCHA LAZERA NA ORGANICHESKOE STEKLO),

Abstract

A Q-switched laser and a controlled output power was used in a study of the effect of laser radiation on plexiglas. Destruction was manifested by the formation of microfractures or by the appearance of plane fractures. The type of destruction depended only on the focusing distance of the lens and not on the power of the light beam. The destruction zone had a conical form and consisted of separated dots which dispersed light. The dots concentrated at the beam entrance and near the focal point. With a decrease in focusing distance, the number of microfractures diminished and the amount of large fractures increased. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 20, 1967
Accession Number
AD0672690

Entities

People

  • A. L. Akimov
  • L. I. Mirkin
  • N. F. Pilipetskii

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beams (Electromagnetic)
  • Coherent Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Plastics
  • Plexiglas
  • Radiation
  • Resins

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Information Retrieval
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy