Performance of protective polymeric coatings for nonlinear optical materials
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 64 (5) , 2279-2285
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.341703
Abstract
KDP, KD*P, and LiNbO3, three nonlinear optical materials that have been difficult to coat, are treated with polymeric surface layers. These layers hermetically seal the hygroscopic crystal surfaces. Their optical properties, thermal compatibility, high-power laser damage behavior, abrasive resistance, and suitability for overcoating with traditional, dielectric antireflection multilayers are reported.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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