Mr. Douglas J. Smith Profile

Douglas J. Smith

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Proceedings Article | 24 November 2023 Poster

Diffraction gratings for high-energy-laser (HEL) systems

Ryan Semple, Dale Smith, Claire Smith, Doug Smith, Turan Erdogan

Proceedings Volume PC12726, PC1272617 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003902

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Laser damage threshold, Silicon, Sapphire, Temperature metrology, Silica, Optical design, Laser systems engineering, Glasses, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 2011 Paper

Z-Backlighter facility upgrades: a path to short/long pulse, multi-frame, multi-color x-ray backlighting at the Z-Accelerator

Jens Schwarz, Patrick Rambo, Matthias Geissel, Mark Kimmel, Marius Schollmeier, Ian Smith, John Bellum, Damon Kletecka, Adam Sefkow, Douglas Smith, Briggs Atherton

Proceedings Volume 8080, 80800E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887114

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Coating, X-ray sources, Pulsed laser operation, Crystals, Laser damage threshold, Picosecond phenomena, X-ray imaging, Aluminum, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 2 December 2010 Paper

Damage testing of critical optical components for high power ultra fast lasers

Enam Chowdhury, Patrick Poole, Sheng Jiang, Brittany Taylor, Rebecca Daskalova, Linn Van Woerkom, Richard Freeman, Douglas Smith

Proceedings Volume 7842, 78421Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.867023

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Gold, Laser damage threshold, Optical components, Mirrors, High power lasers, Ultrafast phenomena, Diffraction gratings, Optical testing, Femtosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 29 November 2010 Paper

Laser damage by ns and sub-ps pulses on hafnia/silica anti-reflection coatings on fused silica double-sided polished using zirconia or ceria and washed with or without an alumina wash step

John Bellum, Damon Kletecka, Mark Kimmel, Patrick Rambo, Ian Smith, Jens Schwarz, Briggs Atherton, Zachary Hobbs, Douglas Smith

Proceedings Volume 7842, 784208 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.868350

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Zirconium dioxide, Laser induced damage, Surface finishing, Coating, Antireflective coatings, Mode locking, Silica, Particles, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 31 December 2009 Paper

Meeting thin film design and production challenges for laser damage resistant optical coatings at the Sandia Large Optics Coating Operation

John Bellum, Damon Kletecka, Patrick Rambo, Ian Smith, Mark Kimmel, Jens Schwarz, Matthias Geissel, Guild Copeland, Briggs Atherton, Douglas Smith, Claire Smith, Constantine Khripin

Proceedings Volume 7504, 75040C (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836597

KEYWORDS: Coating, Surface roughness, Laser induced damage, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Silica, Ion beams, Atomic force microscopy, Reflection, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 30 December 2008 Paper

Low stress ion-assisted coatings on fused silica substrates for large aperture laser pulse compression gratings

Douglas Smith, Mike McCullough, Claire Smith, Takuya Mikami, Takahisa Jitsuno

Proceedings Volume 7132, 71320E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817336

KEYWORDS: Silica, Diffraction gratings, Ions, Optical design, Optical coatings, Wavefronts, Laser damage threshold, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Multilayers

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2001 Paper

Moisture barrier coatings to prevent environmental degradation of KDP crystals

Amy Rigatti, Douglas Smith, Gary Mitchell, Jane Dirmyer, Ansgar Schmid, Semyon Papernov

Proceedings Volume 4347, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425070

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Sol-gels, Surface finishing, Laser crystals, Humidity, Polymethylmethacrylate, Laser systems engineering, Etching, Polishing, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 1999 Paper

Advantages of evaporation of hafnium in a reactive environment formanufacture of high-damage-threshold multilayer coatings by electron-beam deposition

Christopher Stolz, Lynn Sheehan, Marc Von Gunten, Ron Bevis, Douglas Smith

Proceedings Volume 3738, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.360095

KEYWORDS: Hafnium, Thin film coatings, National Ignition Facility, Optical coatings, Silica, Laser damage threshold, Multilayers, Interfaces, Manufacturing, Electron beams

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 1999 Paper

Production of distributed phase plates using an energetic ion process

Douglas Smith, Joy Warner, Nelson LeBarron, Salvatore LaDelia

Proceedings Volume 3578, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344448

KEYWORDS: Etching, Ions, Photoresist materials, Silica, Near field, Near field optics, Epoxies, Laser damage threshold, Photoresist developing, Photomasks

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 1999 Paper

Damage in fused-silica spatial-filter lenses on the OMEGA laser system

Amy Rigatti, Douglas Smith, Ansgar Schmid, Semyon Papernov, John Kelly

Proceedings Volume 3578, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344444

KEYWORDS: Lenses, Sol-gels, Contamination, Laser damage threshold, Etching, Reflectivity, Surface finishing, Ions, Optical coatings, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 1998 Paper

One step closer to the intrinsic laser damage threshold of HfO2 and SiO2 monolayer thin films

Semyon Papernov, D. Zaksas, J. Anzellotti, Douglas Smith, Ansgar Schmid, David Collier, Frank Carbone

Proceedings Volume 3244, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.307018

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Polishing, Hybrid fiber optics, Silica, Thin films, Surface finishing, Deposition processes, Absorption, Ions, Microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Laser phase conversion using continuous distributed phase plates

Terrance Kessler, Ying Lin, Lawrence Iwan, Bill Castle, C. Kellogg, J. Barone, E. Kowaluk, Ansgar Schmid, Kenneth Marshall, Douglas Smith, Amy Rigatti, Joy Warner, Arthur Staley

Proceedings Volume 3047, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294313

KEYWORDS: Photoresist materials, Algorithms, Laser systems engineering, Photomasks, Energy efficiency, Transmittance, Epoxies, Calibration, Scattering, Binary data

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 1997 Paper

Effect of SiO2 overcoat thickness on laser damage morphology of HfO2/SiO2 Brewster's angle polarizers at 1064 nm

Christopher Stolz, Francois Genin, T. Reitter, Nicole Molau, Ron Bevis, Marc Von Gunten, Douglas Smith, J. Anzellotti

Proceedings Volume 2966, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274272

KEYWORDS: Polarizers, Coating, Laser damage threshold, Laser induced damage, Plasma, Pulsed laser operation, Thermal modeling, National Ignition Facility, Silica, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 1997 Paper

High laser-induced damage threshold polarizer-coatings for 1054 nm

Douglas Smith, J. Anzellotti, Semyon Papernov, Z. Roman Chrzan

Proceedings Volume 2966, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274267

KEYWORDS: Polarizers, Laser damage threshold, Beam splitters, National Ignition Facility, Optical coatings, Laser development, Laser optics, Hybrid fiber optics, Laser induced damage, Multilayers

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 1997 Paper

Stress and environmental shift characteristics of HfO2/SiO2 multilayer coatings

J. Anzellotti, Douglas Smith, Robert Sczupak, Z. Roman Chrzan

Proceedings Volume 2966, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274221

KEYWORDS: Humidity, Silica, Polarizers, Multilayers, Optical coatings, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Thin film coatings, Wavefront distortions, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 1997 Paper

Status of optics on the OMEGA laser after 18 months of operation

Amy Rigatti, Douglas Smith

Proceedings Volume 2966, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274262

KEYWORDS: Lenses, Spatial filters, Coating, Beam splitters, Laser induced damage, Inspection, Mirrors, Laser systems engineering, Liquid crystals, Laser optics

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Proceedings Article | 27 May 1996 Paper

AFM-mapped nanoscale absorber-driven laser damage in UV high-reflector multilayers

Semyon Papernov, Ansgar Schmid, J. Anzelotti, Douglas Smith, Z. Roman Chrzan

Proceedings Volume 2714, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240395

KEYWORDS: Atomic force microscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Laser induced damage, Multilayers, Interfaces, Optical coatings, Oxides, Silica, Energy transfer, Reflectors

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 1995 Paper

Damage fluence at 1054 nm and 351 nm of coatings made with hafnium oxide evaporated from metallic hafnium

Douglas Smith, J. Anzellotti, Ansgar Schmid, Semyon Papernov, Z. Roman Chrzan, Steven Van Kerkhove

Proceedings Volume 2428, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.213715

KEYWORDS: Hafnium, Oxides, Absorption, Zirconium, Antireflective coatings, Optical coatings, Adaptive optics, Glasses, Laser damage threshold, Multilayers

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