Characterization tools for KDP/DKDP crystals investigation: toward the identification of laser-damage precursors: Part A. Structural characteristics of rapidly grown crystals

A. Surmin; F. Guillet; S. Lambert; F. Pilon; J.-C. Birolleau; M. Pommies; D. Damiani; B. Bertussi; H. Piombini; X. Leborgne

doi:10.1117/12.695437

15 January 2007 Characterization tools for KDP/DKDP crystals investigation: toward the identification of laser-damage precursors: Part A. Structural characteristics of rapidly grown crystals

A. Surmin, F. Guillet, S. Lambert, F. Pilon, J.-C. Birolleau, M. Pommies, D. Damiani, B. Bertussi, H. Piombini, X. Leborgne

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Proceedings Volume 6403, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2006; 64031Q (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.695437
Event: Boulder Damage Symposium XXXVIII: Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, 2006, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

This study is concerned with the identification of the defects responsible for laser damage observed on KDP/DKDP frequency triplers used in high power lasers. We reported at BDS 2005 a non destructive high energy X-ray topographic setup able to characterize lattice imperfections in optics. Results obtained using this technique on KDP and DKDP crystals are reported and discussed. The influence of each type of defect, observed or likely to exist in optics, is discussed in light of damage mechanisms recently published. Finally, an experimental setup presumably able to reveal those defects is proposed.

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A. Surmin, F. Guillet, S. Lambert, F. Pilon, J.-C. Birolleau, M. Pommies, D. Damiani, B. Bertussi, H. Piombini, and X. Leborgne "Characterization tools for KDP/DKDP crystals investigation: toward the identification of laser-damage precursors: Part A. Structural characteristics of rapidly grown crystals", Proc. SPIE 6403, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2006, 64031Q (15 January 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.695437

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