Laser-Induced Damage of Optical Materials
Laser-Induced Damage of Optical Materials

Author: Roger M. Wood

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-08-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1420034057

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The laser power handling capacities of optical systems are determined by the physical properties of their component materials. At low intensity levels these factors are not important, but an understanding of damage mechanisms is fundamental to good design of laser products operating at high power. Laser Induced Damage of Optical Materials presents

How to Determine the Laser-induced Damage Threshold of 2-D Imaging Arrays
How to Determine the Laser-induced Damage Threshold of 2-D Imaging Arrays

Author: Christopher Westgate

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 9781510626188

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This Spotlight is intended for experimentalists learning how to perform laser damage measurements on cameras. The importance of understanding the laser-induced damage threshold of a camera and how it can define protection measures is discussed. A guide to the experimental methodology and testing considerations to measure the damage threshold of an off-the-shelf visible-band charge-coupled device (CCD) camera to a pulsed laser under laboratory conditions is presented. This same methodology can be applied to other 2-D detector arrays, and the steps to adjust the experimental process to perform continuous-wave laser damage threshold measurements are described. Finally, data analysis techniques relevant to this type of experiment are addressed.

Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials
Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials

Author: Detlev Ristau

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-12-03

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 1439872171

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Dedicated to users and developers of high-powered systems, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials focuses on the research field of laser-induced damage and explores the significant and steady growth of applications for high-power lasers in the academic, industrial, and military arenas. Written by renowned experts in the field, this book concentr