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7 April 2004 Laser damage measurements on optics: from small to large beams, from samples to large aperture components
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Abstract
The functional lifetime of large aperture optical components used in high power lasers, like LIL and LMJ facilities, is mainly determined by laser damage measurements. We present experimental procedures and statistical analysis, made on small samples with mm-size beams, to determine damage densities and damage growth laws. The tests and analysis are compared to other results obtained with larger beams (few cm2) on large aperture components.
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Laurent Lamaignere, Marc Loiseau, Roger Courchinoux, Gerard Raze, Caroline Sudre, Michel A. Josse, Thierry Donval, and Herve Bercegol "Laser damage measurements on optics: from small to large beams, from samples to large aperture components", Proc. SPIE 5478, Laser Optics 2003: Solid State Lasers and Nonlinear Frequency Conversion, (7 April 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.558520
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KEYWORDS
Laser induced damage

Optical testing

Statistical analysis

Analytical research

High power lasers

Optical components

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