Mrs. Amy L. Rigatti Profile

Amy L. Rigatti

Research Engineer at Univ of Rochester

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Publications (19)

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 15, 2018

Power balance on a multibeam laser

Proc. SPIE. 10511, Solid State Lasers XXVII: Technology and Devices

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Calibration, Fusion energy, Crystals, Cameras, Frequency conversion, Wave plates

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 13, 2017

Study of the picosecond laser damage in HfO2/SiO20based thin-film coatings in vacuum

Proc. SPIE. 10014, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2016

KEYWORDS: Thin film coatings, Laser damage threshold, Picosecond phenomena, Thin films, Multilayers, Hybrid fiber optics, Pulsed laser operation, Quantum wells, Scanning electron microscopy, Optical coatings

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 14, 2015

Impact of particle shape on the laser-contaminant interaction induced damage on the protective capping layer of 1high reflector mirror coatings

Proc. SPIE. 9632, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2015

KEYWORDS: Optical spheres, Particles, Silica, Laser induced damage, Plasma, Spherical lenses, Mirrors, Multilayers, Reflectors, Cameras

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 27, 2008

Laser-damage-resistant photoalignment layers for high-peak-power liquid crystal device applications

Proc. SPIE. 7050, Liquid Crystals XII

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Polymers, Optical alignment, Ultraviolet radiation, Laser applications, Coating, Laser damage threshold, Resistance, Polarizers, LCDs

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 18, 2007

Damage thresholds and morphology of the front- and back-irradiated SiO₂ thin films containing gold nanoparticles as artificial absorbing defects

Proc. SPIE. 6720, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2007

KEYWORDS: Particles, Gold, Plasma, Thin films, Nanoparticles, Interfaces, Laser damage threshold, Atomic force microscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Laser induced damage

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 21, 2007

Vapor-phase-deposited organosilane coatings as hardening agents for high-peak-power laser optics

Proc. SPIE. 6674, Thin-Film Coatings for Optical Applications IV

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Head-mounted displays, Silicon, Diffraction gratings, Natural surfaces, Resistance, Water, Laser systems engineering, Glasses, Optical coatings

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 15, 2007

Evaluation of cleaning methods for multilayer diffraction gratings

Proc. SPIE. 6403, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2006

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Ions, Diffraction, Silicon, Laser damage threshold, Scanning electron microscopy, Contamination, Photoresist materials, Silicon carbide, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 7, 2006

Thin-film polarizers for the OMEGA EP laser system

Proc. SPIE. 5991, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2005

KEYWORDS: Coating, Polarizers, Silica, Crystals, Thin films, Laser systems engineering, Transmittance, National Ignition Facility, Pulsed laser operation, Laser damage threshold

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 7, 2006

Manufacture and development of multilayer diffraction gratings

Proc. SPIE. 5991, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2005

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Etching, Photoresist materials, Polymers, Holography, Coating, Laser damage threshold, Multilayers, Fusion energy, Oxygen

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 7, 2006

Damage behavior of HfO₂ monolayer film containing gold nanoparticles as artificial absorbing defects

Proc. SPIE. 5991, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2005

KEYWORDS: Gold, Particles, Hybrid fiber optics, Nanoparticles, Thin films, Atomic force microscopy, Laser induced damage, Absorption, Metals, Multilayers

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 7, 2006

Thin-film design for multilayer diffraction gratings

Proc. SPIE. 5991, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2005

KEYWORDS: Coating, Diffraction gratings, Photoresist materials, Reflectivity, Multilayers, Optical design, Etching, Holography, Thin films, Laser damage threshold

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 21, 2005

Cleaning process versus laser-damage threshold of coated optical components

Proc. SPIE. 5647, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2004

KEYWORDS: Ultrasonics, Laser damage threshold, Optics manufacturing, Optical coatings, Laser induced damage, Laser processing, Optical components, Polishing, Inspection, Pulsed laser operation

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 13, 2004

Fabrication of meter-scale laser-resistant mirrors for the National Ignition Facility: a fusion laser

Proc. SPIE. 5193, Advances in Mirror Technology for X-Ray, EUV Lithography, Laser, and Other Applications

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Coating, National Ignition Facility, Wavefronts, Resistance, Manufacturing, Multilayers, Laser induced damage, Optics manufacturing, Laser welding

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 9, 2002

Establishing links between single gold nanoparticles buried inside SiO2 thin film and 351-nm pulsed-laser damage morphology

Proc. SPIE. 4679, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2001

KEYWORDS: Particles, Nanoparticles, Gold, Laser damage threshold, Thin films, Absorption, Atomic force microscopy, Fusion energy, Silica, Chromium

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 12, 2001

Moisture barrier coatings to prevent environmental degradation of KDP crystals

Proc. SPIE. 4347, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2000

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

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 12, 2001

Use of hafnia/silica multilayer coatings on large mirrors and polarizers for the National Ignition Facility

Proc. SPIE. 4347, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2000

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, National Ignition Facility, Silica, Optical coatings, Mirrors, Polarizers, Thin film coatings, Resistance, Hafnium, Humidity

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 7, 1999

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

Proc. SPIE. 3578, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1998

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

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 8, 1997

Laser phase conversion using continuous distributed phase plates

Proc. SPIE. 3047, Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion: Second Annual International Conference

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

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 13, 1997

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

Proc. SPIE. 2966, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1996

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

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Conference Committee Involvement (10)

Laser Damage Symposium: XLV Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High-Power Lasers

22 September 2013 | Boulder, Colorado, United States

Laser Damage Symposium XLIV: Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers

23 September 2012 | Boulder, Colorado, United States

Laser Damage Symposium XLIII: Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers

18 September 2011 | Boulder, Colorado, United States

Laser Damage Symposium XLII: Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers

26 September 2010 | Boulder, Colorado, United States

Boulder Damage Symposium XXXIX: Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers

24 September 2007 | Boulder, Colorado, United States

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