Applied Optics · 2011 · 16 citations · 18 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOptoelectronicsThin FilmsLaser PhysicsOptical Thin FilmsRadiation Damage In MaterialsSemiconductor Thin FilmsThermal Properties Of MaterialsThin Film Thermal PropertiesFinite Temperature Field TheoryInterfacial Oxide LayersLasersTemperature Field AnalysisTemperature Field EstimationThermal Effects In Laser ProcessingThermal Effects In Photonic DevicesThermal Modeling Of Thin Films
To study the differences between the damaging of thin film components induced by long-pulse and short-pulse lasers, a model of single layer TiO(2) film components with platinum high-absorptance inclusions was established. The temperature rises of TiO(2) films with inclusions of different sizes and different depths induced by a 1 ms long-pulse and a 10 ns short-pulse lasers were analyzed based on temperature field theory. The results show that there is a radius range of inclusions that corresponds to high temperature rises. Short-pulse lasers are more sensitive to high-absorptance inclusions and long-pulse lasers are more easily damage the substrate. The first-damage decision method is drawn from calculations.
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