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Thresholds measured with 350-nm pulses at 25 to 100 Hz for bare polished crystals of CaF/sub 2/ and for silica sol-gel AR coatings on silica substrates

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OSTI ID:5955971

An XeF laser-damage experiment was used to measure damage thresholds for bare polished crystals of CaF/sub 2/ and porous silica antireflection coatings on fused silica substrates. Damage was induced by applying 1000 350-nm, 25-ns pulses at repetition rates of 25 to 100 Hz to small (typically 0.12 x .03 cm) sites on the surfaces of the sample. Eight samples of fluorescence-free CaF/sub 2/ exhibited both surface and bulk damage at fluences as low as 10 J/cm/sup 2/. Three samples of UV-grade CaF/sub 2/ also had surface damage thresholds of 10 J/cm/sup 2/, and bulk damage was not observed in this material. Thresholds for the porous silica coatings were 17 to 23 J/cm/sup 2/.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5955971
Report Number(s):
UCRL-93250; CONF-8510101-7; ON: DE86007117
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English