Automated damage test facilities for materials development and production optic quality assurance at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lynn Matthew Sheehan; Sheldon Schwartz; Colin L. Battersby; Richard K. Dickson; Richard T. Jennings; James F. Kimmons; Mark R. Kozlowski; Stephen M. Maricle; Ron P. Mouser; Michael J. Runkel; Carolyn L. Weinzapfel

doi:10.1117/12.344447

7 April 1999 Automated damage test facilities for materials development and production optic quality assurance at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lynn Matthew Sheehan, Sheldon Schwartz, Colin L. Battersby, Richard K. Dickson, Richard T. Jennings, James F. Kimmons, Mark R. Kozlowski, Stephen M. Maricle, Ron P. Mouser, Michael J. Runkel, Carolyn L. Weinzapfel

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Proceedings Volume 3578, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1998; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344447
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1998, 1998, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

The Laser Program at LLNL has developed automated facilities for damage testing optics up to 1 meter in diameter. The system were developed to characterize the statistical distribution of localized damage performance across large- aperture National Ignition Facility optics. Full aperture testing is a key component of the quality assurance program for several of the optical components. The primary damage testing methods used are R:1 mapping and raster scanning. Automation of these test methods was required to meet the optics manufacturing schedule. The automated activities include control and diagnosis of the damage-test laser beam as well as detection and characterization of damage events.

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Lynn Matthew Sheehan, Sheldon Schwartz, Colin L. Battersby, Richard K. Dickson, Richard T. Jennings, James F. Kimmons, Mark R. Kozlowski, Stephen M. Maricle, Ron P. Mouser, Michael J. Runkel, and Carolyn L. Weinzapfel "Automated damage test facilities for materials development and production optic quality assurance at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory", Proc. SPIE 3578, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1998, (7 April 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344447

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