How small stresses affect 351-nm damage onset in fused silica

Faiz Dahmani; John C. Lambropoulos; Stephen J. Burns; Semyon Papernov; Ansgar W. Schmid

doi:10.1117/12.344407

7 April 1999 How small stresses affect 351-nm damage onset in fused silica

Faiz Dahmani, John C. Lambropoulos, Stephen J. Burns, Semyon Papernov, Ansgar W. Schmid

Proceedings Volume 3578, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1998; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344407
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1998, 1998, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

This paper presents an innovative technique for designing high-strength optical glasses in which slow crack growth is arrested and the laser-induced damage threshold is significantly higher. The technique consists simply of applying compressive stresses in the surfaces of a glass. An increase of up to 70 percent in fused-silica exit-surface as well as front-surface threshold has been obtained.

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Faiz Dahmani, John C. Lambropoulos, Stephen J. Burns, Semyon Papernov, and Ansgar W. Schmid "How small stresses affect 351-nm damage onset in fused silica", Proc. SPIE 3578, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1998, (7 April 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344407

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