Laser-Induced Damage of Optical Materials

Roger M Wood

242 pages, parution le 20/08/2003

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Résumé

A comprehensive update of the author's title "Laser Damage in Optical Materials" (Hilger, 1986), this book is based on the short course that Roger Wood teaches for the IOP and SPIE. In brief, it describes how the laser power handling capabilities of optical systems are determined by the physical properties of the materials used. At low intensity levels these factors are not important, but an understanding of damage mechanisms is fundamental to good design of laser products operating at high power. In particular, damage to optical fibres is a current limiting factor in the use of lasers in telecommunications and is attracting considerable research expenditure.

Readership
Primarily aimed at industrial users of lasers and those involved in the design of laser systems. Second generation researchers, people who use lasers but do not know all the technical background

Glossary of Terms
Optical Effects at Low and Medium Power/Energy Levels
- Reflection, Transmission, Absorption, Scatter
- Non-Linear Effects - Brillouin, Raman
- Practical Examples
- Laser Gyroscopes
- Laser Scanners
- Laser Communication
- Systems
- Fibre Optics
- Laser Power Optics
- Laser Resonators
- Laser Machining
Damage Theory
- Thermal Processes Transmitting Materials
- Absorbing Materials
- Dielectric Processes
- Damage Morphology and Testing Regimes
- Significance of The Units of Measurement
Measurement Techniques
- ISO Standards
- Measurement of LIDT
- Measurement of Beam Divergence and Spot Size
- Damage Precursors
- Measurement of Reflectance, Transmittance, Absorption and Scatter
Surfaces Surface Finish
- Sub-Surface
- Coatings
Special Topics
- Gases Liquids
- Photodetectors
- Fibre Optics
- Scaling Laws

L'auteur - Roger M Wood

COSOLAS Ltd, UK

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Institute of Physics (IOP)
Auteur(s)	Roger M Wood
Parution	20/08/2003
Nb. de pages	242
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	570g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750308458
ISBN13	978-0-7503-0845-8