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Thermal behavior of optical mirrors under high-power continuous wave CO2 laser irradiation
Author(s): Jean Hue; Jean DiJon; Philippe Lyan
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Paper Abstract

From experimental results we characterize the catastrophic damage threshold of mirrors irradiated with cw CO2 laser by a critical temperature. Analytical expressions of the mirror temperature versus beam radius are developed. A comparison between experiments and theory shows that P/R determined in test is the good ratio to compare mirror coatings and to scale test.

Paper Details

Date Published: 24 June 1993
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 1848, 24th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium Proceedings -- Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1992, (24 June 1993); doi: 10.1117/12.147389
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Jean Hue, Laserdot (France)
Jean DiJon, LETI/CEA (France)
Philippe Lyan, LETI/CEA (France)


Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1848:
24th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium Proceedings -- Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1992
Harold E. Bennett; Lloyd L. Chase; Arthur H. Guenther; Brian Emerson Newnam; M. J. Soileau, Editor(s)

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