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Diffraction efficiency
Standard manufacturing techniques produced coated GDS optics with 14-16 per cent contrast in diffraction efficiency (left) and were unusable. Improved techniques including a sol-gel process reduced the contrast to an acceptable 8-12 percent (right). Image: LLNL.
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