Temperature activated absorption during laser-induced damage: the evolution of laser-supported solid-state absorption fronts

C. W. Carr; J. D. Bude; N. Shen; P. DeMange

doi:10.1117/12.867723

2 December 2010 Temperature activated absorption during laser-induced damage: the evolution of laser-supported solid-state absorption fronts

C. W. Carr, J. D. Bude, N. Shen, P. DeMange

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Proceedings Volume 7842, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2010; 78420N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.867723
Event: Laser Damage Symposium XLII: Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, 2010, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

Previously we have shown that the size of laser induced damage sites in both KDP and SiO₂ is largely governed by the duration of the laser pulse which creates them. Here we present a model based on experiment and simulation that accounts for this behavior. Specifically, we show that solid-state laser-supported absorption fronts are generated during a damage event and that these fronts propagate at constant velocities for laser intensities up to 4 GW/cm². It is the constant absorption front velocity that leads to the dependence of laser damage site size on pulse duration. We show that these absorption fronts are driven principally by the temperatureactivated deep sub band-gap optical absorptivity, free electron transport, and thermal diffusion in defect-free silica for temperatures up to 15,000K and pressures < 15GPa. In addition to the practical application of selecting an optimal laser for pre-initiation of large aperture optics, this work serves as a platform for understanding general lasermatter interactions in dielectrics under a variety of conditions.

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C. W. Carr, J. D. Bude, N. Shen, and P. DeMange "Temperature activated absorption during laser-induced damage: the evolution of laser-supported solid-state absorption fronts", Proc. SPIE 7842, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2010, 78420N (2 December 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.867723

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