Abstract:
Calculations are reported of elastic, viscoelastic, and residual stresses which appear in an optically transparent dielectric as a result of heating of a single inclusion by laser radiation. It is shown that the residual stresses may result in damage. The ray paths are considered and the induced anisotropy of a medium with thermal stresses in the vicinity of an inclusion is discussed.
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