Laser damage threshold measurement according to ISO 11254: experimental realization at 1064 nm

Alexandra Starke; Achim Bernhardt

doi:10.1117/12.180873

28 July 1994 Laser damage threshold measurement according to ISO 11254: experimental realization at 1064 nm

Alexandra Starke, Achim Bernhardt

Proceedings Volume 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180873
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993, 1993, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

Laser damage testing according to ISO 11254 was performed with an automatic testing facility. With a Q-switch Nd:YAG laser up to 700 single `1 on 1' tests were performed for each measurement. A detailed description of the experimental setup is given. Damage was on- line detected by light scatter measurements. Associated problems to this method are discussed here. To evaluate the energy-depended damage frequency values from the measured data, a reliable procedure is needed; different methods are tested. For the linear extrapolation of the damage frequency values to 0% damage frequency, as prescribed by ISO, a certain selection of data points is necessary. We discuss different types of damage statistics and the problems occurring using linear extrapolation.

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Alexandra Starke and Achim Bernhardt "Laser damage threshold measurement according to ISO 11254: experimental realization at 1064 nm", Proc. SPIE 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993, (28 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180873

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