A MECHANISM FOR DAMAGE IN SOLIDS BY INTENSE LIGHT
- 15 February 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 10 (4) , 132-133
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1754879
Abstract
Electron avalanche due to intraband optical absorption is discussed as a mechanism responsible for laser induced damage in certain insulating crystals.Keywords
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