Standard measurement procedures for the characterization of fs-laser optical components

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  • Kai Starke
  • Detlev Ristau
  • Herbert Welling

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLaser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials
Subtitle of host publication2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization
Place of PublicationBellingham
PublisherSPIE
Pages482-491
Number of pages10
ISBN (print)0-8194-4727-7
Publication statusPublished - 30 May 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventLaser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization - Boulder, CO, United States
Duration: 16 Sept 200218 Sept 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PublisherSPIE
Volume4932
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Abstract

Ultra-short pulse laser systems are considered as promising tools in the fields of precise micro-machining and medicine applications. In the course of the development of reliable table top laser systems, a rapid growth of ultra-short pulse applications could be observed during the recent years. The key for improving the performance of high power laser systems is the quality of the optical components concerning spectral characteristics, optical losses and the power handling capability. In the field of ultra-short pulses, standard measurement procedures in quality management have to be validated in respect to effects induced by the extremely high peak power densities. The present work, which is embedded in the EUREKA-project CHOCLAB II, is predominantly concentrated on measuring the multiple-pulse LIDT (ISO 11254-2) in the fs-regime. A measurement facility based on a Ti:Sapphire-CPA system was developed to investigate the damage behavior of optical components. The set-up was supplied with an improved pulse energy detector discriminating the influence of pulse-to-pulse energy fluctuations on the incidence of damage. Additionally, a laser-calorimetric measurement facility determining the absorption (ISO 11551) utilizing a fs-Ti:Sapphire laser was accomplished. The investigation for different pulse durations between 130 fs and 1 ps revealed a drastic increase of absorption in titania coatings for ultra-short pulses.

Keywords

    Absorptance, Fs-pulses, Multi-photon ionization, Multiple-pulse damage threshold, Optical losses, S-on-1 LIDT, Ultra-short pulses

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Standard measurement procedures for the characterization of fs-laser optical components. / Starke, Kai; Ristau, Detlev; Welling, Herbert.
Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization. Bellingham: SPIE, 2003. p. 482-491 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 4932).

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Starke, K, Ristau, D & Welling, H 2003, Standard measurement procedures for the characterization of fs-laser optical components. in Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 4932, SPIE, Bellingham, pp. 482-491, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization, Boulder, CO, United States, 16 Sept 2002. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472383
Starke, K., Ristau, D., & Welling, H. (2003). Standard measurement procedures for the characterization of fs-laser optical components. In Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization (pp. 482-491). (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 4932). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472383
Starke K, Ristau D, Welling H. Standard measurement procedures for the characterization of fs-laser optical components. In Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization. Bellingham: SPIE. 2003. p. 482-491. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.472383
Starke, Kai ; Ristau, Detlev ; Welling, Herbert. / Standard measurement procedures for the characterization of fs-laser optical components. Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization. Bellingham : SPIE, 2003. pp. 482-491 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).
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