Laser damage testing of small optics for the national ignition facility.
A damage test procedure was established for optical components that have large incident beam footprints. The procedure was applied on coated samples for a high-powered 1053-nm, 3-ns pulse-length laser system.
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Robert
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The authors are with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551-0808, USA. chow3@llnl.gov
Runkel
Mike
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Taylor
John R
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