Roger M. Wood

Laser-Induced Damage of Optical Materials

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Laser Induced Damage of Optical Materials presents a comprehensive overview of the damage processes that occur at high laser intensity levels and explains how these factors limit the energy handling capabilities of optical systems.

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Produktdetails

• Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 241
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 154mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9780750308458
• ISBN-10: 0750308451
• Artikelnr.: 21278935

Autorenporträt

Wood, Roger M.

Inhaltsangabe

Glossary of Terms
OPTICAL EFFECTS AT LOW POWER/ENERGY LEVELS
Introduction
Electromagnetic Theory
Dispoersion
Reflectance and Transmittance
Reflectance and Absortance of a Conducting Surface
Molecular Polarizability
Absorption
Scatter
Analysis of R, T, A and S Measurements
OPTICAL EFFECTS AT MEDIUM POWER/ENERGY LEVELS
Introduction
Absorption
Raman Scattering
Brillouin Scattering
Harmonic Generation
Self-Focusing
DAMAGE THEORY
Introduction
Thermal Mechanisms
Dielectric Processes
Testing Regimes
Time of Damage
Damage Morphology
SURFACES AND SUB-SURFACES
Introduction
Surfaces
Sub-Surface
COATINGS
Introduction
Coating Technology
Measurements and Morphology of Coated Surfaces
Coating Design
Damage to Dielectric Coatings
SPECIAL TOPICS
Ambient Atmosphere/Gases
Liquids
Photodetectors
Fibre Optics
Scaling Laws
Significance of the Units of Measurement
MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
Introduction
Measurement of Power, Power Density, Energy, and Energy Density
Laser-Induced Damage Threshold
Measurement of Optical Characteristics
Surface Measurement and Specification
Other Measurements
APPENDICES
References
Index