Laser-induced bulk damage in Yb:S-FAP crystals

Zhi M. Liao; John J. Adams; Jeff Jarboe; Joe Menapace; Norm Nielsen; Sam Schrauth; Justin Wolfe; Al Erlandson; Kathleen Schaffers; Christopher Stolz; Andy Bayramian; John Carid

doi:10.1117/12.696218

18 January 2007 Laser-induced bulk damage in Yb:S-FAP crystals

Zhi M. Liao, John J. Adams, Jeff Jarboe, Joe Menapace, Norm Nielsen, Sam Schrauth, Justin Wolfe, Al Erlandson, Kathleen Schaffers, Christopher Stolz, Andy Bayramian, John Carid

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Proceedings Volume 6403, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2006; 64031X (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696218
Event: Boulder Damage Symposium XXXVIII: Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, 2006, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The Mercury laser uses ytterbium-doped strontium fluorapatite (Yb:S-FAP) crystals as the gain medium with a nominal clear aperture of 4 x 6 cm. Recent damage test data have indicated the existence of bulk precursors in Yb:S-FAP that initiate damage starting at approximately 10 J/cm² at 9 ns under 1064 nm irradiation. In this paper, we report on preliminary results on bulk damage studies on Yb:S-FAP crystals.

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Zhi M. Liao, John J. Adams, Jeff Jarboe, Joe Menapace, Norm Nielsen, Sam Schrauth, Justin Wolfe, Al Erlandson, Kathleen Schaffers, Christopher Stolz, Andy Bayramian, and John Carid "Laser-induced bulk damage in Yb:S-FAP crystals", Proc. SPIE 6403, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2006, 64031X (18 January 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696218

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