Optical coatings excited by femtosecond lasers near the damage threshold: challenges and opportunities

Luke A. Emmert; Cristina Rodriguez; Zhanliang Sun; Farzin Beygi Azar Aghbolagh; Stefan Günster; Detlev Ristau; Dinesh Patel; Carmen S. Menoni; Wolfgang Rudolph

doi:10.1117/12.2196553

23 November 2015 Optical coatings excited by femtosecond lasers near the damage threshold: challenges and opportunities

Luke A. Emmert, Cristina Rodriguez, Zhanliang Sun, Farzin Beygi Azar Aghbolagh, Stefan Günster, Detlev Ristau, Dinesh Patel, Carmen S. Menoni, Wolfgang Rudolph

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Proceedings Volume 9632, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2015; 96320K (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2196553
Event: SPIE Laser Damage, 2015, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The push for ever more powerful and shorter laser pulse sources demands optical coatings that can handle large bandwidths while operating near the threshold of permanent damage. We review some of the current challenges in the understanding of film behavior under load and opportunities that arise from tailored coating stacks for nonlinear optical harmonic generation.

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Luke A. Emmert, Cristina Rodriguez, Zhanliang Sun, Farzin Beygi Azar Aghbolagh, Stefan Günster, Detlev Ristau, Dinesh Patel, Carmen S. Menoni, and Wolfgang Rudolph "Optical coatings excited by femtosecond lasers near the damage threshold: challenges and opportunities", Proc. SPIE 9632, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2015, 96320K (23 November 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2196553

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