Measurement of damage threshold for metallic gratings under intense laser pulse irradiation

Suman Bagchi, Jun Zhang, Sudeep Banerjee, Vidya Ramanathan, Nate C. Smith, Kevin Brown, Donald Umstadter

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Abstract

The resistance to the damage of metallic diffraction gratings subject to intense laser pulses is reported. The onset of surface damage on the gratings for long (300 psec) laser pulses along with short (40 fsec) laser pulses is examined by looking into the change in diffraction efficiency with increasing laser energy. We find that the choice of substrate material also plays a crucial role in determining the damage resistance of the gratings.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptical Fabrication and Testing, OFT 2008
PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
ISBN (Print)9781557528612
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventOptical Fabrication and Testing, OFT 2008 - Rochester, NY, United States
Duration: Oct 21 2008Oct 24 2008

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceOptical Fabrication and Testing, OFT 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityRochester, NY
Period10/21/0810/24/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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