The Nonlinear Crystal Experts Blog
Scholarly articles authored by scientific and engineering experts focused on laser reliability, performance, laser-induced-damage-threshold (LIDT), and deep UV applications in fields such as aerospace and quantum technologies brought to your inbox by the technical team and experts at GAMDAN Optics, Inc.
Subsurface Damage
Optical fabrication operations such as grinding and polishing leave traces in the material below the surface being worked and while subsurface damage seems inevitable GAMDAN Optics has proven to minimize SSD. See the photos we took in our lab and the results.