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Characteristics of Laser-Induced Surface Damage on Large-Aperture KDP Crystals at 351 nm |
TIAN Ye1,2, HAN Wei1, CAO Hua-Bao1, LI Fu-Quan1, FENG Bin1, ZHAO Jun-Pu1, ZHENG Kui-Xing1, ZHU Qi-Hua1, ZHENG Wan-Guo1** |
1Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900 2Graduate School of China Academy of Engineering Physics, Beijing 100086
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TIAN Ye, HAN Wei, CAO Hua-Bao et al 2015 Chin. Phys. Lett. 32 027801 |
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Abstract Laser-induced damage often determines the effective lifetime of an optic in large high-energy laser facilities. We present the damage performance on the rear surface of a large-aperture KDP crystal for 351 nm, 5 ns laser pulses. Surface damage shows a lower threshold than bulk damage after conditioning. Craters initiated on the scratch are found to increase with the shot number before filling the scratch. The experimental results reveal that damage initiation is mainly caused by extrinsic nanoabsorbers buried in the surface during the large-aperture laser operation.
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Published: 20 January 2015
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PACS: |
78.20.-e
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(Optical properties of bulk materials and thin films)
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42.70.Mp
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(Nonlinear optical crystals)
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61.80.Ba
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(Ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation effects (including laser radiation))
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