High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Volume. , Issue , ()

Damage characteristics of fused silica under low-temporal coherence light [Early Posting]

Shan Chong, Kong Lingbao, LI Fu-Jian, Cui Yong, Ji Lailin, Zheng Quan, Rao Daxing, Ruijing He, Zhao Xiaohui, Zhao Yuanan, sui zhan
Author Affiliations
  • Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Fudan University
  • China Academy of Engineering Physics Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma
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    The damage characteristics of fused silica was investigated under low-temporal coherence light (LTCL). It was found that the laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) of fused silica for the LTCL was lower than that of the single longitudinal mode (SLM) pulse laser, and for the LTCLs, the LIDTs decrease with the increasing of laser bandwidth, which is not consistent with the temporal spike intensity. This is due to the nonlinear self-focusing effect and multi-pulse accumulation effect. The specific reasons were analyzed based on the theoretical simulation and experimental study. The research work is helpful and of great significance for the construction of high-power LTCL devices.

    Paper Information

    Manuscript Accepted: Dec. 4, 2023

    Posted: Feb. 22, 2024

    DOI: HPL-0179