Abstract
We have used a 3-color imaging technique to obtain time-resolved series of images during nanosecond laser damage in bulk DKDP crystals. In contrast to single-pump, single-probe time-resolved imaging techniques, we are able to correlate behavior during single damage events. This enables us to observe a range of morphological dynamics that is otherwise difficult to study, including: the propagation of elastic sound waves and the liquid/solid melt front from the damage nucleation site and the dynamics of crack formation and propagation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Publisher | Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers |
Pages | 294-301 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Volume | 3902 |
State | Published - 2000 |
Event | 31st Annual Boulder Damage Symposium: 'Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 1999' - Boulder, CO, USA Duration: Oct 4 1999 → Oct 7 1999 |
Other
Other | 31st Annual Boulder Damage Symposium: 'Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 1999' |
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City | Boulder, CO, USA |
Period | 10/4/99 → 10/7/99 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics