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Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials
in literature. We can suppose that coatings are generally less resistant than the bulk of
these materials. In this section, we present the most frequently used laser materials with
their laser damage thresholds.
11.2.3.1 Glasses
Glasses form an important class of host materials. ey have the advantages to be easily
fabricated, available in large size and excellent optical quality. e most common optical
glasses are oxide glasses, mainly silicates (SiO
2
) and phosphates (P
2
O
5
). Glasses can be
doped at very high concentration with excellent uniformity. ey are oen doped with
Nd
3+
(emitting at 1062nm fo ...