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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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Quartz and Glasses
Chapter 9
9. Quartz and Glasses
Laurent Lamaignère
9.1 Introduction
Damage may occur either in the bulk or at the surface of an optical component due to
intrinsic or extrinsic factors. Intrinsic processes include linear absorption, color-center
formation, and nonlinear process such as self-focusing, multiphoton absorption, and elec-
tron avalanche breakdown. But undoubtedly the weakest parts in a laser system are the
surfaces of the optical components. Surfaces have a lower damage threshold than the bulk.
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