Interpretation of the result of a laser damage measurement

Jonathan W. Arenberg

doi:10.1117/12.521964

10 June 2004 Interpretation of the result of a laser damage measurement

Jonathan W. Arenberg

Proceedings Volume 5273, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2003; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.521964
Event: XXXV Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers: Boulder Damage Symposium, 2003, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

This paper presents an interpretation of the meaning of the result of a damage measurement. The motivation of this work is to understand under what conditions identical results can be expected from measurements on samples coming from the same production process. The interpretation is developed from the properties of a generalized probability of damage that represents the manufacturing process, M(φ). The probabilities of damage for each sample in the production run, P(φ) is modeled as a sampling of M(φ). The P(φ) are then analyzed using first order statistics to determine the likely outcomes of the measurements. It is hoped that this work will begin to shed some light on questions of damage test sample to sample variation and repeatability. This work is also intended to help develop consensus on expectations for measurement accuracy and precision.

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Jonathan W. Arenberg "Interpretation of the result of a laser damage measurement", Proc. SPIE 5273, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2003, (10 June 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.521964

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