Applications of High Power Slow Mode-locked Lasers for Ablation and Non-linear Optics
Date
2004
Authors
Luther-Davies, Barry
Gamaly, Eugene G
Rode, Andrei V
Kolev, Vesselin Z
Madsen, Nathan
Duering, M.
Giesekus, J
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SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Abstract
High average power (10-50W) slow mode-locked lasers operating with repetition rates of a few MHz provide a unique combination of high peak power, short pulse duration, and high brightness that makes them ideal for applications in pulsed laser ablation and nonlinear optics. With peak powers in the MW range and near diffraction-limited output beams, focussed intensities can exceed 1012W/cm2: sufficient for ablation of most solid materials or to saturate nonlinear optical interactions.
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Keywords: Harmonic generation; Heat conduction; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Phonons; Pulsed laser deposition; Refractive index; Ultrashort pulses; Laser machining; Pulsed laser ablation; Thermal damage; Ultrashort pulse lasers; Solid state lasers Pulsed laser ablation; Ultrashort pulse lasers
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Proceedings of SPIE Volume 5448
Type
Conference paper