Femtosecond laser pulse induced damage in thin films

Haiyi Sun, Tianqing Jia, Xiaoxi Li, Chengbin Li, Donghai Feng, Shizhen Xu, Zhizhan Xu

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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 languageEnglish
Article number60281D
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6028
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventICO20: Lasers and Laser Technologies - Changchun, China
Duration: 21 Aug 200526 Aug 2005

Keywords

  • 45° high-reflection mirror
  • Ablation depth
  • Damage mechanism
  • Damage threshold
  • Femtosecond laser
  • Interference filter

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