High-Power Infrared-Laser Windows

Abstract

The successful development of powerful infrared (IR) lasers, notably various types of CO2 lasers and certain chemical lasers, during the past five years has opened up many applications for IR-laser beams. The report of the Committee reviews in detail the state of the art and problems presented by each of the seven subject areas into which the field could be divided. These are: Propagation of IR Radiation in Window Materials; Fundamental Absorption Mechanisms; Experimental Aspects in the Characterization of High-Power IR-Window Materials; Single Crystal II-VI, III-V, and IV IR-Window Materials; Chalcogenide Glass IR-Window Materials; and Polycrystalline IR-Window Materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0745927

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Diffraction
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Laser Beams
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Properties
  • Refractive Index
  • Solid State Physics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy