Abstract: Transverse excited atmospheric pressure CO$-2$/ laser induced damage on BK7 and fused silica has been investigated. Damage processes have been characterized by looking at the transparency changes during irradiation with a helium-neon laser and plasma formation, with a photodiode. Both results are compared with thermal coupling and damage threshold measurements. The two glass qualities show slightly different behavior. BK7 shows surface crazing after irradiation, fused silica shows micro-fractures formation. In both cases, residual tensile stresses induced near the surface on cooling is identified as the most likely cause of cracking. A model was developed to calculate temperature and residual stresses, calculations results gives good agreement with damage thresholds measured. !7
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