Laser induced damage in optical materials: 8th ASTM symposium

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977 · Appl. Opt.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.16.001214· OSTI ID:7110522

Glass, A J; Guenther, A H

The Eighth Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers (Boulder Damage Symposium) was hosted by the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder, Colorado, from 13 to 15 July 1976. The Symposium was held under the auspices of ASTM Committee F-1, Subcommittee on Laser Standards, with the joint sponsorship of NBS, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, the Energy Research and Development Admininstration, and the Office of Naval Research. About 160 scientists attended the Symposium, including representatives of the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and Brazil. The Symposium was divided into five half-day sessions concerning Bulk Material Properties and Thermal Behavior, Mirrors and Surfaces, Thin Film Properties, Thin Film Damage, and Scaling Laws and Fundamental Mechanisms. As in previous years, the emphasis of the papers presented at the Symposium was directed toward new frontiers and new developments. Particular emphasis was given to new materials for use at 10.6 ..mu..m in mirror substrates, windows, and coatings. New techniques in film deposition and advances in diamond-turning of optics were described. The scaling of damage thresholds with pulse duration, focal area, and wavelength were discussed. Alexander J. Glass of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory and Arthur H. Guenther of the Air Force Weapons Laboratory were co-chairpersons of the Symposium. The Ninth Annual Symposium is scheduled for 4--6 October 1977 at the National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colorado.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550
• OSTI ID: 7110522
• Journal Information: Appl. Opt.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Opt.; (United States) Vol. 16:5; ISSN APOPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
ABSORPTION
AUGER EFFECT
COATINGS
DAMAGE
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FILMS
LASER MATERIALS
LASER MIRRORS
LASER RADIATION
MEETINGS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
PULSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
SCALING LAWS