Increase of bulk optical damage threshold fluences of KDP crystals by laser irradiation and heat treatment

Swain, J E; Stokowski, S E; Milam, D; Kennedy, G C; Rainer, F

Title: Increase of bulk optical damage threshold fluences of KDP crystals by laser irradiation and heat treatment

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The bulk optical damage threshold fluence of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) crystals is increased by irradiating the crystals with laser pulses of duration 1 to 20 nanoseconds of increasing fluence, below the optical damage threshold fluence for untreated crystals, or by baking the crystals for times of the order of 24 hours at temperatures of 110 to 165/sup 0/C, or by a combination of laser irradiation and baking.

Inventors:: Swain, J E; Stokowski, S E; Milam, D; Kennedy, G C; Rainer, F

Issue Date:: 1982-07-07

OSTI Identifier:: 6007997

Application Number:: ON: DE83013203

Assignee:: ERA-08-036812; EDB-83-113260

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; LASERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; DAMAGE; POTASSIUM PHOSPHATES; BAKING; CRYSTALS; LASER RADIATION; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HEATING; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; 420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)

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                    Swain, J E, Stokowski, S E, Milam, D, Kennedy, G C, and Rainer, F. Increase of bulk optical damage threshold fluences of KDP crystals by laser irradiation and heat treatment.  United States: N. p., 1982. 
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                    Swain, J E, Stokowski, S E, Milam, D, Kennedy, G C, & Rainer, F. Increase of bulk optical damage threshold fluences of KDP crystals by laser irradiation and heat treatment.  United States.

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  abstractNote = {The bulk optical damage threshold fluence of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) crystals is increased by irradiating the crystals with laser pulses of duration 1 to 20 nanoseconds of increasing fluence, below the optical damage threshold fluence for untreated crystals, or by baking the crystals for times of the order of 24 hours at temperatures of 110 to 165/sup 0/C, or by a combination of laser irradiation and baking.},

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