Non-linear absorptance of optical parametric amplified ultrashort pulses in dielectric coating materials

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Autoren

  • Kai Starke
  • Marco Jupé
  • Detlev Ristau
  • Valdas Sirutkaitis
  • R. Grigonis

Externe Organisationen

  • Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH)
  • Vilnius University
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksLaser-induced damage in optical materials: 2004
Untertitel36th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium proceedings ; 20 - 22 September 2004, Boulder, Colorado
ErscheinungsortBellingham
Herausgeber (Verlag)SPIE
Seiten524-531
Seitenumfang8
ISBN (Print)0-8194-5607-1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 21 Feb. 2005
Extern publiziertJa
Veranstaltung36th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium : Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2004 - Boulder, CO, USA / Vereinigte Staaten
Dauer: 20 Sept. 200422 Sept. 2004

Publikationsreihe

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Herausgeber (Verlag)SPIE
Band5647
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Abstract

Ultra-short pulse laser systems with high peak power densities are increasingly applied in fundamental and industrial research. Furthermore, these radiation sources are also considered as promising tools for innovative applications in the fields of precise micro-machining and medicine applications. For an improvement of production throughput and j economic efficiency, the development of femtosecond laser systems with output powers beyond the actual level of about a few Watts is highly demanded. Further progresses in performance are mainly inhibited by the damage handling I capability of laser optical components. A promising strategy for an improvement of present fs-optics is the utilization of high band-gap coating materials. Several investigations in modeling of the damage mechanisms in dielectrics were performed recently. Typically, damage occurs if a critical conduction band population was generated by multi-photon and avalanche-ionization during the initial stage of the ultrashort pulse. Nevertheless, the influence of multi-photon excitation and electron donates (color centers) in the band-gap as sources of initial electrons is still unclear. For studying non-linear absorption effects of dielectric coating materials near the transition wavelengths between two orders of multi-photon absorption, a femtosecond laser system equipped with an optical parametric amplifier was utilized providing ultrashort pulses over a wide wavelength range. The laser-calorimetric measurements indicate a drastic change in the non-linear absorptance behavior for the investigated dielectrics. The results underline the dominant role of multi-photon excitation compared to intra-band electron donates for the generation of conduction band electrons in the case of high performance coatings manufactured by ion beam sputtering.

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Non-linear absorptance of optical parametric amplified ultrashort pulses in dielectric coating materials. / Starke, Kai; Jupé, Marco; Ristau, Detlev et al.
Laser-induced damage in optical materials: 2004: 36th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium proceedings ; 20 - 22 September 2004, Boulder, Colorado. Bellingham: SPIE, 2005. S. 524-531 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Band 5647).

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Starke, K, Jupé, M, Ristau, D, Sirutkaitis, V & Grigonis, R 2005, Non-linear absorptance of optical parametric amplified ultrashort pulses in dielectric coating materials. in Laser-induced damage in optical materials: 2004: 36th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium proceedings ; 20 - 22 September 2004, Boulder, Colorado. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bd. 5647, SPIE, Bellingham, S. 524-531, 36th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium , Boulder, CO, USA / Vereinigte Staaten, 20 Sept. 2004. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.597994
Starke, K., Jupé, M., Ristau, D., Sirutkaitis, V., & Grigonis, R. (2005). Non-linear absorptance of optical parametric amplified ultrashort pulses in dielectric coating materials. In Laser-induced damage in optical materials: 2004: 36th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium proceedings ; 20 - 22 September 2004, Boulder, Colorado (S. 524-531). (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Band 5647). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.597994
Starke K, Jupé M, Ristau D, Sirutkaitis V, Grigonis R. Non-linear absorptance of optical parametric amplified ultrashort pulses in dielectric coating materials. in Laser-induced damage in optical materials: 2004: 36th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium proceedings ; 20 - 22 September 2004, Boulder, Colorado. Bellingham: SPIE. 2005. S. 524-531. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.597994
Starke, Kai ; Jupé, Marco ; Ristau, Detlev et al. / Non-linear absorptance of optical parametric amplified ultrashort pulses in dielectric coating materials. Laser-induced damage in optical materials: 2004: 36th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium proceedings ; 20 - 22 September 2004, Boulder, Colorado. Bellingham : SPIE, 2005. S. 524-531 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).
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