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13 March 2007 Deposition of energy of high-intensity laser radiation in photo-excited wide band-gap dielectrics
V. E. Gruzdev, J. K. Chen
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Proceedings Volume 6458, Photon Processing in Microelectronics and Photonics VI; 64580G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.701528
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2007, San Jose, California, United States
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In this paper we analyze space distribution of energy deposited from high-intensity laser radiation in wide band-gap materials ionized by the radiation. Considering the case of ultra-short laser pulses, we assume photo-ionization to be a dominating mechanism of non-linear absorption. The photo-ionization is described by recently derived formula for the photo-ionization rate rather than by the Keldysh formula. The energy deposition is studied by means of numerical modeling for a system of two coupled nonlinear equations - equation of intensity transfer for laser radiation and rate equation for time evolution of free-electron density. Two characteristic regimes of the ultra-fast laser-solid interactions are analyzed: 1) the regime of photo-ionization suppression at intensity above few TW/cm2; 2) the regime of photo-ionization singularity occurring at intensity close to 10 TW/cm2. In the first regime specific propagation conditions are provided with successful transfer of radiation energy over a large distance at low loss through free-electron absorption and weak avalanche ionization. The singularity effect results in extremely intensive generation of free electrons in sub-surface layer of irradiated dielectric and locking of the ionizing radiation in a very thin surface layer. The singularity threshold corresponds to the threshold of the radiation locking. Presented results are compared with those obtained with the formula for the photo-ionization rate in the approximation of parabolic energy bands.
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V. E. Gruzdev and J. K. Chen "Deposition of energy of high-intensity laser radiation in photo-excited wide band-gap dielectrics", Proc. SPIE 6458, Photon Processing in Microelectronics and Photonics VI, 64580G (13 March 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.701528
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KEYWORDS
Electrons
Ionization
Dielectrics
Solids
Absorption
Pulsed laser operation
Crystals
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