Mechanical damage in transparent solids caused by laser pulses of different durations

Autor: I L Pokotilo, M. F. Koldunov, Aleksandr A Manenkov
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Quantum Electronics. 32:335-340
ISSN: 1468-4799
1063-7818
DOI: 10.1070/qe2002v032n04abeh002194
Popis: A mechanical damage of transparent solids caused by local laser-produced heating is considered. Applicability of thermoelasticity equations to the analysis of the mechanical stage of laser damage is substantiated for both short and ultrashort pulses. Damage criteria have been obtained for the crack-formation mechanism. On the basis of these criteria, the conditions for the transition from the crack-formation damage to defect generation and ablation have been clarified. The analysis can be applied to both intrinsic (impact and multiphoton ionization) and extrinsic (initiated by absorbing inclusions) absorption mechanisms of laser radiation.
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