Spatial distribution of refractive index variations induced in bulk fused silica by single ultrashort and short laser pulses

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Burakov, I M ^a   Bulgakova, N M ^a   Stoian, R ^b   Mermillod Blondin, A ^b   Audouard, E ^b   Rosenfeld, A ^c   Husakou, A ^c   Hertel, I V ^c,d  

^a KUTATELADZE INSTITUTE OF THERMOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^c MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; LASER DAMAGE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

LASER PULSE PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR CONTRIBUTIONS; STRUCTURAL CHANGES;

FUSED SILICA;

EID: 33847680046     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2436925     Document Type: Article

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