Abstract
We report the single-shot damage thresholds of MgF2/ZnS omnidirectional reflector for laser pulse durations from 50 fs to 900 fs. A coupled dynamic model is applied to study the damage mechanisms, in which we consider not only the electronic excitation of the material, but also the influence of this excitation-induced changes in the complex refractive index of material on the laser pulse itself. The results indicate that this feedback effect plays a very important role during the damage of material. Based on this model, we calculate the threshold fluences and the time-resolved excitation process of the multiplayer. The theoretical calculations agree well with our experimental results.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1372-1376 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Optical Materials |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Damage mechanism
- Damage threshold
- Localized dynamics
- MgF/ZnS omnidirectional reflector