DocumentCode
732436
Title
Laser-induced ionization and damage of high-performance optics by ultrashort pulses
Author
Gruzdev, Vitaly
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
fYear
2015
fDate
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Damage of high-performance optics by ultrashort laser pulses is attributed to the laser-induced ionization and electron excitation. New theoretical models and current state of knowledge in the field are overviewed and critically analyzed based on the recent developments and results.
Keywords
excited states; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; photoionisation; electron excitation; high-performance optics; laser-induced damage; laser-induced ionization; ultrashort pulses; Approximation methods; Ionization; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optics; Oscillators; Scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7182865
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