Review on laser damage fatigue effects of fused silica and other optical materials

Zhu Jingguo; Tian Ye; Yang Ying; Zhang Xin; Zheng Shengheng; Wang De’en; Han Wei

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202335.220245

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Zhu Jingguo, Tian Ye, Yang Ying, et al. Review on laser damage fatigue effects of fused silica and other optical materials[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35: 071002. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.220245

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Zhu Jingguo, Tian Ye, Yang Ying, et al. Review on laser damage fatigue effects of fused silica and other optical materials[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35: 071002. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.220245

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Review on laser damage fatigue effects of fused silica and other optical materials

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.220245

Laser Fusion Research Center, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China

Received Date: 2022-08-10
Accepted Date: 2023-01-12
Rev Recd Date: 2023-02-12

Available Online: 2023-04-14

Publish Date: 2023-06-15

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Abstract

Under continuous laser irradiation, the damage threshold of fused silica and other optical materials will continue to decrease, showing the “fatigue effect”, which seriously affects the life and stability of the repetition frequency optical system. This paper introduces the performance under fatigue effect of optical materials mainly fused silica materials, supplemented by several other typical optical materials (bismuth niobate crystal, lithium triborate crystal and HfO₂/SiO₂ multilayer film). The effects of laser wavelength, spot diameter, laser frequency and material position on fatigue effect are summarized. Two modes of fatigue effect are introduced: statistical false fatigue and material modified true fatigue. Three main mechanisms of fatigue effect are introduced: absorption defect model, bond-breaking model and coloured center model. Two experimental modes in fatigue experiment are compared, and their advantages and disadvantages and applicable research objects are analyzed. Finally, the present research status of this field are summarized, and the future development trend and directions are prospected.
- laser induced damage,
- fatigue effect,
- laser induced defect,
- mechanism of damage

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