Nonlinear absorption of ultrashort pulses in HR dielectric mirrors

Andrius Žukauskas; Andrius Melninkaitis; Valdas Sirutkaitis; Kai Starke; Detlev Ristau

doi:10.1117/12.639032

7 February 2006 Nonlinear absorption of ultrashort pulses in HR dielectric mirrors

Andrius Žukauskas, Andrius Melninkaitis, Valdas Sirutkaitis, Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau

Proceedings Volume 5991, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2005; 599111 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.639032
Event: Boulder Damage Symposium XXXVII: Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, 2005, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

Nonlinear absorption measurements at 800 nm and 400 nm in single wavelength high reflection (HR) dielectric mirrors were performed, according to the ISO 11551 standard by pulse, gradient and exponential absorption evaluation methods, using pulsed, diode pumped femtosecond laser system with pulse duration ~130 fs. Pulsed laser output at 1kHz repetition rate had 1 W and 0.36 W average power at 800 nm and 400 nm, respectively. The HR mirrors were made of ZrO₂ and SiO₂ layers. The beam was focused into the mirror, and changing the beam power by step attenuator, it was possible to evaluate nonlinear absorption at different intensities up to intensity close to damage threshold. The nonlinear absorptance for 400 nm pulses at the femtosecond pulse intensity 0.8 TW/cm² was 0.48 % and ~20 times exceeded the nonlinear absorptance for the 800 nm pulses.

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Andrius Žukauskas, Andrius Melninkaitis, Valdas Sirutkaitis, Kai Starke, and Detlev Ristau "Nonlinear absorption of ultrashort pulses in HR dielectric mirrors", Proc. SPIE 5991, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2005, 599111 (7 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.639032

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