High fluence laser damage precursors and their mitigation in fused silica

Model laser damage precursors for high quality optical materials

(2014) Nan Shen et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Combining wet etching and real-time damage event imaging to reveal the most dangerous laser damage initiator in fused silica

(2013) Guohang Hu et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Investigation of laser-induced damage by nanoabsorbers at the surface of fused silica

(2012) Gao Xiang et al.   APPLIED OPTICS

Thermomechanical Modeling of Laser-Induced Structural Relaxation and Deformation of Glass: Volume Changes in Fused Silica at High Temperatures

(2012) Ryan M. Vignes et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY

Thermal annealing of laser damage precursors on fused silica surfaces

(2012) Nan Shen et al.   OPTICAL ENGINEERING

Probability of growth of small damage sites on the exit surface of fused silica optics

(2012) Raluca A. Negres et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Investigation of laser-induced damage by various initiators on the subsurface of fused silica

(2012) Xiang Gao et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Extracting the distribution of laser damage precursors on fused silica surfaces for 351 nm, 3 ns laser pulses at high fluences (20-150 J/cm^2)

(2012) Ted A. Laurence et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

The effect of laser pulse shape and duration on the size at which damage sites initiate and the implications to subsequent repair

(2011) C.W. Carr et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

HF-Based Etching Processes for Improving Laser Damage Resistance of Fused Silica Optical Surfaces

(2010) Tayyab I. Suratwala et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY

Monitoring annealing via CO_2 laser heating of defect populations on fused silica surfaces using photoluminescence microscopy

(2010) Rajesh N. Raman et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

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

(2010) R. A. Negres et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Growth behavior of laser-induced damage on fused silica optics under UV, ns laser irradiation

(2010) Raluca A. Negres et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Fracture-induced subbandgap absorption as a precursor to optical damage on fused silica surfaces

(2010) P. E. Miller et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Laser-supported solid-state absorption fronts in silica

(2010) C. W. Carr et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Metallic-like photoluminescence and absorption in fused silica surface flaws

(2009) Ted A. Laurence et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Thermal transport in CO2 laser irradiated fused silica: In situ measurements and analysis

(2009) Steven T. Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Impact of storage induced outgassing organic contamination on laser induced damage of silica optics at 351 nm

(2009) K. Bien-Aimé et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS