Optical Interference Coatings
Optical Interference Coatings

Author: Norbert Kaiser

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 3540363866

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Designed to give a concise but complete overview of the field, this book features contributions written by leading experts in the various areas. Topics include design, materials, film growth, deposition including large area, characterization and monitoring, and mechanical stress.

The Power- and Energy-handling Capability of Optical Materials, Components, and Systems
The Power- and Energy-handling Capability of Optical Materials, Components, and Systems

Author: Roger M. Wood

Publisher: SPIE Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780819447432

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Annotation There is a maximum power and energy that you can put into or transmit through your optical system; in many cases, this maximum is well below the laser-induced damage threshold. This tutorial explains the factors and constraints that limit the power- and energy-handling capability of optical materials, components, and/or systems. Because the lasers coming off the production lines are much more stable, efficient, and controlled than in the past, today's engineers often do not have the insight into the technology as was required of first-generation laser engineers. However, important insights into the use and performance of the laser and optical systems can be lost unless we remind ourselves at periodic intervals of the problems our predecessors had to face.