Glossary
Laser hazards Laser beam and no laser beam hazards

BBO ; BBO

Non-linear crystal of barium beta borate (beta-BaB ₂ O ₄ ).

Cheminfo

Chemicals database under the aegis of CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety).

Exposure maximale permissible EMP; Maximum Permissible Exposure MPE

Synonymous with VLE.

Excimer laser; Excimer laser

Laser whose amplifying medium is a gas containing rare-gas halides (e.g. KrF, XeCl, ArF, XeF...).

Nd:YAG laser; YAG laser

Laser whose amplifying medium is a neodymium (Nd)-doped yttrium aluminum garnet crystal (Y ₃ Al...