Laser-induced damage in optical materials: fifteenth ASTM symposium

Journal Article · Wed Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Appl. Opt.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.25.000258· OSTI ID:6192929

Bennett, H E; Guenther, A H; Milam, D; Newman, B E

The Fifteenth Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers (Boulder Damage Symposium) was held at the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder, CO, 14--16 Nov. 1983. The Symposium was held under the auspices of the ASTM Committee F-1, Subcommittee on Laser Standards, with the joint sponsorship of NBS, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, the Department of Energy, the Office of Naval Research, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Approximately 200 scientists were in attendance, including representatives of the U.K., France, Israel, and West Germany. The Symposium was divided into sessions concerning Materials and Measurements, Mirrors and Surfaces, Thin Films, and finally Fundamental Mechanisms. As in previous years, the emphasis on the contributed papers was directed toward new frontiers and new developments. Particular emphasis was given to materials for high-power apparatus. The wavelength range of prime interest extended from 10.6 m to the UV region. Highlights included surface characterization, thin-film-substrate boundaries, and advances in fundamental laser-matter threshold interactions and mechanisms. The scaling of damage thresholds with pulse duration, focal area, and wavelength was discussed in deetail. Harold E. Bennett of the Naval Weapons Center, Arthur H. Guenther of the Air Force Weapons Laboratory, David Milam of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Brian E. Newman of the Los Alamos National Laboratory were cochairmen of the Symposium.

• Research Organization: U.S. Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California 93555
• OSTI ID: 6192929
• Journal Information: Appl. Opt.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Opt.; (United States) Vol. 25:2; ISSN APOPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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