Investigation of Control of Residual Stress Induced by CO<sub>2</sub> Laser-Based Damage Mitigation of Fused Silica Optics

<table>The maximum retardance measured around the mitigated site as a function of the exposure times of the linear ramp down of the CO<sub>2</sub> laser power.</table>

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Investigation of Control of Residual Stress Induced by CO2 Laser-Based Damage Mitigation of Fused Silica Optics

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Investigation of Control of Residual Stress Induced by CO₂ Laser-Based Damage Mitigation of Fused Silica Optics