Laser induced damage studies of LiNbO sub(3) using 1030-nm, ultrashort pulses at 10-1000 kHz

R-on-1 laser induced breakdown thresholds are reported for a wide range of lithium niobate crystals at laser parameters relevant for state-of-the-art optical parametric amplifiers pumped with high repetition rate ultrafast Yb-laser sources. The samples included uncoated and anti-reflection coated, b...

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Published in:Optical materials express 2017-01, Vol.7 (1), p.240-252
Main Authors: Bach, Florian, Mero, Mark, Chou, Ming-Hsien, Petrov, Valentin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blanks
Crystals
Laser damage
Lasers
Lithium niobates
Pulse duration
Repetition
State of the art
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Summary:R-on-1 laser induced breakdown thresholds are reported for a wide range of lithium niobate crystals at laser parameters relevant for state-of-the-art optical parametric amplifiers pumped with high repetition rate ultrafast Yb-laser sources. The samples included uncoated and anti-reflection coated, blank and periodically poled MgO-doped congruent crystals and were measured at repetition rates between 10 and 1000 kHz, pulse durations of 330 fs and 1 ps, and temperatures between 20 and 170 [degrees]C.
ISSN:2159-3930
2159-3930
DOI:10.1364/OME.7.000240