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Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials
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Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials

by Detlev Ristau
December 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
551 pages
23h 57m
English
CRC Press
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Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials
curve-tting procedure to be used to extrapolate to the point of onset. It is at this point
in the history of the eld that the linear extrapolation enters the picture.
Hughes Aircra was not the only manufacturer testing for laser damage. Every
other major US government supplier performed some type of quality check on laser
components, while these tests did dier, some commonality existed (Seitel et al. 1988).
In the late 1980s, the rst commercial testing house for laser damage, Montana Laser
Optics (MLO and now Big Sky Laser) opened its doors. ere was a major eort between
Hughes and MLO to pr
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ISBN: 9781439872161