Dynamics of material modifications following laser-breakdown in bulk fused silica

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 10642-10649

  Negres, R A ^a   Feit, M D ^a   Demos, S G ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CRACKS; PUMPS; SILICA;

COOLING PHASE; DAMAGE TESTING; DELAY TIME; ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN; MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS; MATERIAL RESPONSE; MICROSCOPE SYSTEMS; PUMP PULSE; PUMP-AND-PROBE; SOLID-PHASE; TIME FRAME; TIME-RESOLVED; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION;

FUSED SILICA;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LASER; MATERIALS TESTING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

LASERS; MATERIALS TESTING; RADIATION DOSAGE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77952714330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.010642     Document Type: Article

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