Characterization of the influence of polarization orientation on bulk damage in KDP crystals at different wavelengths

Absorption modification by laser irradiation in DKDP crystals

“…The effort to understand the underlying physical process involved in damage initiation in potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) and its deuterated analog (DKDP) for large-aperture, high-power laser systems has lasted for more than half a century [1][2][3][4][5] . A localized absorption of laser energy by absorbing defects (called as precursors) is widely recognized as a major reason for laser-induced damage (LID) [5][6][7][8] .…”