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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2022 |
| Subtitle of host publication | 54th Annual Laser Damage Symposium Proceedings |
| Editors | Christopher Wren Carr, Detlev Ristau, Carmen S. Menoni |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781510656611 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
| Event | 54th Annual Laser Damage Symposium - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2022 - Rochester, United States Duration: 18 Sept 2022 → 21 Sept 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Volume | 12300 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (electronic) | 1996-756X |
Abstract
We demonstrate a novel concept for an all-optical switch based on the optical Kerr-effect in thin film interference coatings. The switching between transmittance and reflectance relies on highly Kerr-active coating materials in combination with large internal intensity enhancement in thin film interference coatings. The paper investigates the switching performance as well as its relation to the laser induced damage threshold of these novel components. A modulation depth of 30 % was achieved without damage to the component, which very promising for later applications as power limiters or mode locking components.
Keywords
- ITO, Kerr-effect, nonlinear optics, Optical coatings, optical switching, thin-film design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science(all)
- Computer Science Applications
- Mathematics(all)
- Applied Mathematics
- Engineering(all)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2022: 54th Annual Laser Damage Symposium Proceedings. ed. / Christopher Wren Carr; Detlev Ristau; Carmen S. Menoni. SPIE, 2022. 123000F (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12300).
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T1 - Nonlinear optical switching in thin film coatings in relation to the damage threshold
AU - Steinecke, Morten
AU - Kiedrowski, Kevin
AU - Jupé, Marco
AU - Wienke, Andreas
AU - Ristau, Detlev
N1 - Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWK) and the Ministry for Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony (MWK) for the support in the project “Kerr-Band-Switch” (03THW05K12). Additionally, the authors thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), for support in the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (EXC 2122, Project ID 390833453)
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - We demonstrate a novel concept for an all-optical switch based on the optical Kerr-effect in thin film interference coatings. The switching between transmittance and reflectance relies on highly Kerr-active coating materials in combination with large internal intensity enhancement in thin film interference coatings. The paper investigates the switching performance as well as its relation to the laser induced damage threshold of these novel components. A modulation depth of 30 % was achieved without damage to the component, which very promising for later applications as power limiters or mode locking components.
AB - We demonstrate a novel concept for an all-optical switch based on the optical Kerr-effect in thin film interference coatings. The switching between transmittance and reflectance relies on highly Kerr-active coating materials in combination with large internal intensity enhancement in thin film interference coatings. The paper investigates the switching performance as well as its relation to the laser induced damage threshold of these novel components. A modulation depth of 30 % was achieved without damage to the component, which very promising for later applications as power limiters or mode locking components.
KW - ITO
KW - Kerr-effect
KW - nonlinear optics
KW - Optical coatings
KW - optical switching
KW - thin-film design
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U2 - 10.1117/12.2642756
DO - 10.1117/12.2642756
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85148331785
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2022
A2 - Carr, Christopher Wren
A2 - Ristau, Detlev
A2 - Menoni, Carmen S.
PB - SPIE
T2 - 54th Annual Laser Damage Symposium - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2022
Y2 - 18 September 2022 through 21 September 2022
ER -