Measurement of Optical Limiting Threshold in Various Matenals

Abstract

In the search for materials suitable for optical limiting applications to protect eyes and electro-optical sensors against laser radiation, fine carbon particles suspended in a liquid have been shown to possess highly desirable properties. This publication reports on the measurement of the threshold energy fluence for optical limiting of nanosecond and microsecond pulses in a high performance carbon suspension named DREV CBS-100. Thresholds as low as 24 mJ/cm2 (nanosecond regime) and 100 mJ/cm2 (microsecond regime) have been obtained The technique has been tested by measuring materials whose properties can be found in the technical literature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA593406

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  • Denis Vincent

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electro-Optical Sensors
  • Ethylene Glycol
  • Laser Spots
  • Lasers
  • Literature
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Microsecond Time
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Optical Detectors
  • Particles
  • Radiation
  • Scattering

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  • Physics

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  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

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  • Directed Energy