Laser Induced Damage to Nonlinear Optical Materials

Abstract

The report incorporates the results of an experimental study of laser induced damage in lithium iodate (LiIO3) and proustite (Ag3AsS3) at 1.06 and 0. 694 micrometers using lasers with well-characterized output properties. The main objective of the LiIO3 investigation was to determine if a significant difference in damage threshold between phase matched (PM) and non-PM conditions for second-harmonic generation (SHG) exists. The objective of the proustite work was to measure surface damage threshold as a function of pulse repetition rate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0748935

Entities

People

  • C. R. Giuliano
  • D. Y. Tseng

Organizations

  • HRL Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arc Lamps
  • Classification
  • Ion Beams
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Materials
  • Peak Power
  • Power
  • Protective Coatings
  • Proustite
  • Repetition Rate
  • Ruby Lasers
  • Second Harmonic Generation
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy