Wood R.M. Laser-Induced Damage of Optical Materials

Monograph. — Bristol; Philadelphia: IOP Publishing, 2003. — 241 p. — (IOP Series in optics and optoelectronics).Optical effects at low power/energy levels.
Electromagnetic theory.
Dispersion.
Reflectance and transmittance.
Reflectance and absorptance of a conducting surface.
Molecular polarizability.
Absorption.
Scatter.
Analysis of R, T, A and S measurements.
Optical effects at medium power/energy levels.
Absorption.
Raman scattering.
Brillouin scattering.
Harmonic generation.
Self-focusing.
Damage theory.
Thermal mechanisms.
Dielectric processes.
Testing regimes.
Time of damage.
Damage morphology.
Surfaces and sub-surfaces.
Surfaces.
Sub-surface.
Coatings.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.
Measurement of power, power density, energy, and energy.
Laser-induced damage threshold.
Measurement of optical characteristics.
Surface measurement and specification.
Other measurements.
Appendices.
Dielectric breakdown fields.
Summary of literature surveys of typical damage threshold in MW mm₂ under 10ns Q-switched 1.06mkm irradiation.
Damage thresholds measured at the GEC Hirst Research Centre (MW mm₂) 1.06mkm irradiation, 10ns.
Summary of LIDT measurements made at 10.6mkm at the GEC Hirst Research Centre on infrared window substrates and coatings (pulsewidth, tau = 100ns).
Summary of LIDT measurements made at 10.6mkm at the GEC Hirst Research Centre on metal mirrors.
Summary of LIDTs of infrared transmitting materials.
LIDTs of metal mirrors.
LIDTs of coated substrates.
Summary of the LIDTs of ultraviolet transmitting materials.
Summary of damage thresholds under HF/DF laser irradiation.
Continuous wave laser damage, 10.6mkm.
Comparison of the LIDTs of lambda/4 single-layer coatings on fused silica.