Investigation of laser-surface interactions and optical damage mechanisms using excitation by pairs of picosecond laser pulses
- 30 July 1990
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 57 (5) , 443-445
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.103660
Abstract
It is demonstrated that laser-surface interactions that cause optical surface damage of nominally transparent materials can be investigated by observing the effects of excitation by pairs of picosecond pulses separated by a variable time delay. Laser-induced emission of neutrals is used as the detection mechanism in the present experiments.Keywords
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