With the development of next generation high-energy solid-state lasers, comes the need for laser crystals and optics to meet new demanding requirements. As pulse energy continues to increase, optic component manufacturers are challenged to meet these new needs. The laser damage threshold of the optical thin film coatings used for these critical system components has historically been one of the limiting factors. For medical, industrial, scientific, and defense applications it is becoming increasingly important to not only meet the spectral performance, but also to protect the optical surfaces with coatings that show high laser induced damage threshold (LIDT). This white paper highlights how Northrop Grumman SYNOPTICS optical coating solutions are ideally placed to meet these high LIDT needs in the UV, Visible and NIR spectrums
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Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) of an optical component de nes the maximum intensity the component can resist before the onset of laser damage and as a result is a critical parameter for any modern laser system, with the LIDT de ning the maximum possible intensity.
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