Role of two-photon absorption in Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> thin films in nanosecond laser-induced damage

doi:10.1364/OL.37.004329

Role of two-photon absorption in Ta₂O₅ thin films in nanosecond laser-induced damage

Lars Jensen, Mathias Mende, Stefan Schrameyer, Marco Jupé, and Detlev Ristau »View Author Affiliations

Optics Letters, Vol. 37, Issue 20, pp. 4329-4331 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.004329

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Abstract

Laser-induced damage in the nanosecond domain has been connected to the heating and breakdown of local defects within the thin film and the various interfaces. Within the femtosecond regime, the damaging events can be traced back to multiphoton-based excitation into the conduction band. When critical electron density is exceeded, an optical breakdown will occur. In this Letter we report on evidence that two-photon absorption also significantly triggers laser-induced damage in ${Ta}_{2} O_{5}$ thin films at 532 nm and 8 ns pulse duration. For experimental verification, single layers of ${Ta}_{2} O_{5} / {SiO}_{2}$ mixtures have been analyzed.

OCIS Codes
(140.3330) Lasers and laser optics : Laser damage
(310.6870) Thin films : Thin films, other properties

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: August 6, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: September 8, 2012
Published: October 12, 2012

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Lars Jensen, Mathias Mende, Stefan Schrameyer, Marco Jupé, and Detlev Ristau, "Role of two-photon absorption in Ta₂O₅ thin films in nanosecond laser-induced damage," Opt. Lett. 37, 4329-4331 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-37-20-4329

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G. D. Cody, T. Tiedje, B. Abeles, B. Brooks, and Y. Goldstein, Phys. Rev. Lett. 47, 1480 (1981). [CrossRef]

Proc. SPIE

B. C. Stuart, M. Feit, S. Herman, A. M. Rubenchik, B. W. Shore, and M. D. Perry, Proc. SPIE 2714, 616 (1996).
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M. Lappschies, M. Jupé, and D. Ristau, in Proceedings of Optical Interference Coatings (OIC), OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper TuA7.
M. Mende, S. Guenster, H. Ehlers, and D. Ristau, in Proceedings of Optical Interference Coatings (OIC), OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper ThA4.

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[1] S. Papernov and A. W. Schmid, Appl. Phys. 97, 114906 (2005). [CrossRef]

[2] B. C. Stuart, M. Feit, S. Herman, A. M. Rubenchik, B. W. Shore, and M. D. Perry, Proc. SPIE 2714, 616 (1996).

[3] M. Mero, J. Liu, W. Rudolph, D. Ristau, and K. Starke, Phys. Rev. B 71, 115109 (2005). [CrossRef]

[4] M. Lappschies, M. Jupé, and D. Ristau, in Proceedings of Optical Interference Coatings (OIC), OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper TuA7.

[5] M. Mende, S. Guenster, H. Ehlers, and D. Ristau, in Proceedings of Optical Interference Coatings (OIC), OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper ThA4.

[6] G. D. Cody, T. Tiedje, B. Abeles, B. Brooks, and Y. Goldstein, Phys. Rev. Lett. 47, 1480 (1981). [CrossRef]

[7] U. Willamowski, D. Ristau, and E. Welsch, Appl. Opt. 37, 8362 (1998). [CrossRef]

[8] I. Balasa, H. Blaschke, L. Jensen, and D. Ristau, Proc. SPIE 8190, 81901T (2011).

[9] L. V. Keldysh, Sov. Phys. JETP 20, 1307 (1965).

[10] W. L. Smith, Opt. Eng. 17, 175489 (1978). [CrossRef]

[11] M. Jupé, L. Jensen, A. Melninkaitis, V. Sirutkaitis, and D. Ristau, Opt. Express 17, 12269 (2009). [CrossRef]

[12] L. Lamaignere, S. Bouillet, R. Courchinoux, T. Donval, M. Josse, J.-C. Poncetta, and H. Bercegol, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 78, 103105 (2007). [CrossRef]

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