title: Effect of water impurity in CsLiB6O10 crystals on bulk laser-induced damage threshold and transmittance in the ultraviolet region.
abstract: We investigate the effect of water impurity in a CsLiB(6)O(10) (CLBO) crystal on the ultraviolet properties of the bulk laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) and transmittance. The water impurity was eliminated by heating the CLBO sample with dimensions of 5 mm x 5 mm x 10 mm at 150 degrees C in an ambient atmosphere and subsequently in a dry atmosphere. The bulk LIDT of the sample after heat treatment improved by about 1.6-fold compared with that before heat treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. tkawamura@cryst.eei.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitaoka
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Takatomo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki