Determination of the Origin of the 10.6-pm Absorption in C0₂ Laser Window Materials

Authors

John R. Hardy, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
B. S. Agrawal, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Date of this Version

3-1973

Comments

Published in Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 22, No. 5, 1 March 1973. Copyright © 1973 American Institute of Physics. Used by permission.

Abstract

Theoretical studies are presented which show that it should be possible to determine whether the absorption at 10.6 pm in alkali halides is due to impurities or whether it is intrinsic. These studies show that the temperature dependence of the measured absorption should be very different for intrinsic multiphonon absorption as compared with defect-activated absorption.