Abstract
We have investigated the damage for ZrO2/SiO2 800 nm 45° high-reflection mirror and MgF2/ZnS 800 nm interference filter with femtosecond pulses. The damage morphologies and evolution of ablation crater depths with laser fluences are dramatically different from that with pulse longer than a few tens of picoseconds. We also report their single-short damage thresholds for pulse durations ranging from 50 fs to 900 fs, which depart from the diffusion-dominated τ1/2 scaling. A developed avalanche model, including the production of conduction band electrons (CBE) and laser energy deposition, is applied to study the damage mechanisms. The theoretical results agree well with our measurements.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 60281D |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 6028 |
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| State | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | ICO20: Lasers and Laser Technologies - Changchun, China Duration: 21 Aug 2005 → 26 Aug 2005 |
Keywords
- 45° high-reflection mirror
- Ablation depth
- Damage mechanism
- Damage threshold
- Femtosecond laser
- Interference filter