Performance of thin borosilicate glass sheets at 351 nm

Pamela K. Whitman; Douglas E. Hahn; Thomas E. Soules; Mary A. Norton; Sham N. Dixit; Eugene E. Donohue; James A. Folta; William G. Hollingsworth; Mark Maienschein-Cline

doi:10.1117/12.585946

21 February 2005 Performance of thin borosilicate glass sheets at 351 nm

Pamela K. Whitman, Douglas E. Hahn, Thomas E. Soules, Mary A. Norton, Sham N. Dixit, Eugene E. Donohue, James A. Folta, William G. Hollingsworth, Mark Maienschein-Cline

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Proceedings Volume 5647, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2004; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.585946
Event: Boulder Damage Symposium XXXVI, 2004, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

Previously, we reported preliminary results for commercial thin borosilicate glass sheets evaluated for use as a frequently-replaced optic to separate the radiation and contamination produced by the inertial confinement fusion experiments in the National Ignition Facility target chamber from the expensive precision laser optics which focus and shape the 351-nm laser beam. The goal is identification of low cost substrates that can deliver acceptable beam energy and focal spots to the target. The two parameters that dominate the transmitted beam quality are the transmitted wave front error and 351-nm absorption. Commercial materials and fabrication processes have now been identified which meet the beam energy and focus requirements for all of the missions planned for the National Ignition Facility. We present the first data for use of such an optic on the National Ignition Facility laser.

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Pamela K. Whitman, Douglas E. Hahn, Thomas E. Soules, Mary A. Norton, Sham N. Dixit, Eugene E. Donohue, James A. Folta, William G. Hollingsworth, and Mark Maienschein-Cline "Performance of thin borosilicate glass sheets at 351 nm", Proc. SPIE 5647, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2004, (21 February 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.585946

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