Abstract
Electric-field modeling provides insight into the laser damage resistance potential of nodular defects. The laser-induced damage threshold for high-reflector coatings is lower at the third harmonic than at the first harmonic wavelength. Linear and multiphoton absorption increases with decreasing wavelength, leading to a lower-third harmonic laser resistance. Electric-field effects can also be a contributing mechanism to the lower laser resistance with decreasing wavelength. For suitably large inclusions, the nodule behaves as a microlens. The diffraction-limited spot size decreases with wavelength, resulting in an increase in intensity. Comparison of electric-field finite-element simulations illustrates a 3× to 16× greater light intensification at the shorter wavelength.
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