Multiple micro-explosions driven by a single focused femtosecond pulse in transparent material

Lin Ma, Shunxiang Shi, Guanghua Cheng, Guofu Chen

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Abstract

Darkening and micro-explosions inside ZBaF15 optical glass are investigated by using focused femtosecond laser pulse. With loose focusing, multiple micro-explosions occur in fused silica and ZBaF15 optical glass with single femtosecond pulse. The micro-explosions driven in the center of darkening region are observed in ZBaF15 optical glass. A numerical simulation is given by a model based on the beam propagation in wave-guide channeling induced by the front of excitation pulse. The mechanism of refractive index modification, which induced by femtosecond pulse, is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number93
Pages (from-to)489-493
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5646
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventNonlinear Optical Phenomena and Applications - Beijing, China
Duration: 8 Nov 200411 Nov 2004

Keywords

  • Darkening
  • Femtosecond laser
  • Multiple micro-explosions
  • Transparent material

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