Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Laser-induced damage of materials in bulk, thin-film, and liquid forms

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

Accurate threshold curves of laser-induced damage (7-ns single shot at 1.064 µm) are measured in bulk and at the surfaces of optical components such as substrates, thin films, multilayers, and liquids. The shapes and the slopes of the curves are related to the spot size and to the densities of the nanodefects that are responsible for damage. First, these densities are reported for bulk substrates. In surfaces and films the recorded extrinsic and intrinsic threshold curves permit the discrimination of the effects of microdefects and nanodefects. In all cases the density of nanocenters is extracted by means of a phenomenological approach. Then we test liquids and mixtures of liquids with controlled defect densities. The results emphasize the agreement between measurement and prediction and demonstrate the validity of the presence of different kinds of nanocenter as the precursors of laser damage.

© 2002 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Laser-induced damage thresholds of bulk and coating optical materials at 1030  nm, 500  fs

Laurent Gallais and Mireille Commandré
Appl. Opt. 53(4) A186-A196 (2014)

Multiscale analysis of the laser-induced damage threshold in optical coatings

Jérémie Capoulade, Laurent Gallais, Jean-Yves Natoli, and Mireille Commandré
Appl. Opt. 47(29) 5272-5280 (2008)

Statistical study of single and multiple pulse laser-induced damage in glasses

L. Gallais, J.Y. Natoli, and C. Amra
Opt. Express 10(25) 1465-1474 (2002)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (23)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (1)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (15)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved