• DocumentCode
    421899
  • Title

    Self-focusing effects in femtosecond laser-induced damage in solids

  • Author

    Homoelle, D. ; Vuong, L. ; Gaeta, AL

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We show that nonlinear propagation phenomena can alter the laser-induced breakdown threshold in bulk materials. These effects play a critical role in the resulting damage morphology and explain previously discrepant damage measurements.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; optical self-focusing; surface morphology; bulk materials; damage measurements; damage morphology; femtosecond laser; femtosecond laser-induced damage; laser-induced breakdown threshold; nonlinear propagation phenomena; self-focusing effects; solids;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361351
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=421899