Damage Resistance Of Coated Optics For Pulsed, CO[sub]2 [/sub]Lasers

Brian E. Newnam

doi:10.1117/12.956269

26 September 1978 Damage Resistance Of Coated Optics For Pulsed, CO₂ Lasers

Brian E. Newnam

Proceedings Volume 0140, Optical Coatings: Applications and Utilization II; (1978) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.956269
Event: 1978 Technical Symposium East, 1978, Washington, D.C., United States

Abstract

The influence of various factors on the damage threshold of coated optical components used in high-power, pulsed CO₂ lasers is reviewed. The factors considered are substrate roughness and polishing defects, coating defects, linear absorption, deposition parameters, standing-wave electric fields, pulsewidth dependence, multiple-shot conditioning, and optical performance. Experimental results of many researchers are used to illustrate the discussions.

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Brian E. Newnam "Damage Resistance Of Coated Optics For Pulsed, CO₂ Lasers", Proc. SPIE 0140, Optical Coatings: Applications and Utilization II, (26 September 1978); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.956269

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