Investigating the impact of intermediate states in hafnia on nonlinear absorption

Verfasst von

Joshua McCauley, Tobias Kruse, Sebastian Balendat, Andreas Wienke, Detlev Ristau, Marco Jupé

Abstract

The trend of consistent increases in laser power is often limited by the laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) of the optic. Existing models have shown a link between the nonlinearv ionization rate at high intensities and LIDT. These models are extended to account for the presence of intermediate states and compared to laser calorimetric absorption (LCA) measurements of samples prepared with varying densities of intermediate states. Hafnia is well established for use in high LIDT optics due to its large band gap and high refractive index; however, a number of defect states can be induced by oxygen sub- or super-stoichiometry. The extended model shows good correlation to measurements of samples prepared with different densities of intermediate states.

Details

Organisationseinheit(en)
Institut für Quantenoptik
PhoenixD: Simulation, Fabrikation und Anwendung optischer Systeme
Externe Organisation(en)
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH)
Typ
Artikel
Journal
Applied optics
Band
65
Seiten
A130-A138
ISSN
1559-128X
Publikationsdatum
19.11.2025
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Atom- und Molekularphysik sowie Optik, Ingenieurwesen (sonstige), Elektrotechnik und Elektronik
Elektronische Version(en)
https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.574933 (Zugang: Geschlossen )