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Paper Abstract
Results are presented from a program of tests carried out on bulk type IIa (natural) diamond. The objectives were to assess diamond as a material for optical windows exposed to severe environmental conditions, and to determine benchmarks for the performance of synthetic, film-grown diamond. Measurements have been carried out of transmittance and reflectance from the UV to the far-IR, IR transmittance up to 700 degree(s)C, and absorptance at specific CO2 laser wavelengths (determined by laser calorimetry). Water jet impact and simulated sand erosion resistance have been evaluated. The laser-induced damage threshold at 10.6 micrometers has been measured.
Paper Details
Date Published: 14 December 1992
PDF: 21 pages
Proc. SPIE 1760, Window and Dome Technologies and Materials III, (14 December 1992); doi: 10.1117/12.130793
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1760:
Window and Dome Technologies and Materials III
Paul Klocek, Editor(s)
PDF: 21 pages
Proc. SPIE 1760, Window and Dome Technologies and Materials III, (14 December 1992); doi: 10.1117/12.130793
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Stephen P. McGeoch, Barr & Stroud Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Desmond R. Gibson, Barr & Stroud Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Desmond R. Gibson, Barr & Stroud Ltd. (United Kingdom)
James Anthony Savage, Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (United Kingdom)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1760:
Window and Dome Technologies and Materials III
Paul Klocek, Editor(s)
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