The metrology of laser damage is essential for the development of intense laser chains and their applications, especially in micromachining. We first present a test bench able to accurately measure the damage and ablation behaviour of optical materials and components irradiated by femtosecond lasers (< 15 fs - 5 ps). We further illustrate the interest of our measurements through examples related to laser technology and engineering, and also fundamental knowledge of laser-matter interaction.

Date Published: 9 July 2013
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 8786, Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2013: Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, 878607 (9 July 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2016831

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8786:
Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2013: Optical Materials for High Power Lasers
Jianda Shao; Takahisa Jitsuno; Wolfgang Rudolph, Editor(s)