Bulk laser-induced damage threshold of titanium-doped sapphire crystals
- Resource Type
- Authors
- L. Vigroux; Nicolas Sanner; Olivier Uteza; Jean-Yves Natoli; Mireille Commandré; G. Riboulet; Marc Sentis; Benoît Bussiere; Jean Paul Chambaret; Frank Wagner
- Source
- Applied optics
Applied optics, 2012, 51, pp.7826-7833
Applied optics, 2012, 51 (32), pp.7826-7833. ⟨10.1364/AO.51.007826⟩
Applied optics, Optical Society of America, 2012, 51, pp.7826-7833
Applied optics, Optical Society of America, 2012, 51 (32), pp.7826-7833. ⟨10.1364/AO.51.007826⟩
- Subject
- Materials science
genetic structures
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors
Physics::Optics
02 engineering and technology
01 natural sciences
Fluence
law.invention
010309 optics
X-ray laser
Optics
law
0103 physical sciences
Physics::Atomic Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Engineering (miscellaneous)
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]
business.industry
Far-infrared laser
Ti:sapphire laser
Nanosecond
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Laser
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Femtosecond
Sapphire
[SPI.OPTI]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Optics / Photonic
Optoelectronics
sense organs
0210 nano-technology
business
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1559-128X
2155-3165
0003-6935
1539-4522
International audience; The bulk laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) fluence of Ti:sapphire is determined under single-pulse irradiation from the femtosecond to nanosecond temporal regimes in the visible and near-infrared spectral domains. In the range of explored laser conditions, the LIDT fluence increases with both pulse duration and wavelength. The results are also compared to laser interaction with sapphire samples and show an increased resistance to laser damage when the material is doped with Ti3+ ions. These conclusions are of interest for robust operation of high-peak-power femtosecond Ti: sapphire laser chains. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America